SITE ANALYSIS

A PRIMARY SCHOOL
ALI ABRO VILLAGE, GHARO
LOCATION
N5

KARACHI

GHARO

N110

TWIN LAKE DRIVE

SINDH
VILLAGES IN A 2 KM LAKE
RADIUS ZIARAT

GHARO
LOCATION
N JHEEL LAKE ZIARAT

MAQAM QADAM SHAH GRAVEYARD

WATER

AGRICULTURAL LAND

VEGETATION

ACCESS

SITE
ACCESS TO SITE

PRIMARY ACCESS SECONDARY ACCESS

SECTION AA’

N
SECTION BB’

N
SECTION AA’

SECTION BB’

N
SITE

N
SITE FORCES

SHADOW STUDY
N

7:30 AM

12:30 PM

3:30 PM
STATISTICS N

RAINFALL TEMPERATURE AVERAGE WIND SPEED

 ROOF DETAIL (SECTION) ROOF CONFIGURATIONS
Recycling panaflex sheets
between 2 layers of straw
as waterproof layer

Impromptu Bamboo
pipe & bucket to collect
water
Villagers have employed pitched roof
configuration to drain rainwater

Raised plinth level to avoid rainwater from

coming inside homes

SECTION AA’
USER ANALYSIS
kitchen toilet
Men ,Women and Children
Total population: 400
Kids: 150

Language : Saraiki + Sindhi House 1 House 3

Kids per family: 4-6

Mode of transportation: On foot, bike House 2

Housing : “Wattle and Daub Shacks”-

Kachi Abadis.

MEN
1. Work:

● Some men work in charcoal kilns

● Others work in miscellaneous shops.
● Those with more financial stability in comparison, own small Society Organisations: Key Constraints:
shops (khoka).
● Daily wage labour is also another reliable source of Landlords, Water Logging & Salinity
income.(dhiari) Peasantry, Lack of Marketing & Storage Facilities
Tenant Farmers, Poor Research and Extension
Landless Laborers. Services
2.Practice Cattle farming

3. Use the lake as a washroom so there’s a need for public washrooms

WOMEN
1. Stay at home and take care of the house and children

2. They also help in building by the laying the foundations and in the
maintenance of the house by reapplying plaster on the walls after every rainy
season.

3. They makes rallis

4. Feed the cattle

5. Self sufficient

6. No sense of privacy as they bath in the canals

CHILDREN
1. Average Literacy Ratio is around 20% -Lack of
education due to no school facilities in close proximity

2. Go to madrasa for quran classes in the shrine

3. Play in the open area between huts and sometimes

near the creek
 Shaded open
area outside
houses for sitting
& eating

kitchen toilet
Orientation of toilets away from Clothes are dried around the shaded area. Vegetation is used
communal space for drying large fabrics
- Additional shade from sun
- Privacy
House 1 House 3
Orientation of houses & kitchens towards a Communal area also includes:
communal open space - Satellite dishes
House 2
- Electrical water pumps
MATERIALS

Bamboo details Reed and Clay/Mud Plaster

Yellowstone

Bamboo: Used for skeletal structures and also as a

roof support.
Straw/Hay: Used for Roof thatching.
Reed: Used for making walls
Cow Dung:Used for wall plastering. Either mixed Mud, straw and Cow dung
with lime or Clay.
Wooden Logs: Used for roof support and Pillars.
Yellowstone: Used for making walls.

Straw/Hay
VERNACULAR
BUILDING
TECHNIQUES &
MATERIALS
WATTLE AND DAUB COB

Method:

A large lump of stiff mud is mounded

into an oval type shape. A row of these
cobs of mud is laid and pressed. The
process is repeated until desired height
is reached.

Method: ADVANTAGES:
The Bamboo and straw structure supports the roof.
Mud is then plastered over this mesh of bamboo •Inexpensive
and straws. •Fireproof
•Seismic resistant
Issue:
•Can be used for heat insulation
Due to excessive rainfall, the mud plaster is washed
off. However, the inner bamboo and straw structure •It can be used to create artistic, sculptural forms
remains, which is covered with mud plaster again, •Sustainable, environmentally friendly material
after the rainy reason. •High thermal mass
FLORA

Salvadora Persica Dalbergia Sissoo Gum Arabic Tree Tripidium Bengalense Salvinia Molesta
(Peelu/Jaar) (Sheesham) (Keekar/Babul) (Sarkanda/Reed) (Kariba Weed)

Azadirachta Indica Prosopis Juliflora Tamarix Gallica

(Neem) (Devi/Kand) (French Tamarisk)
SWOT

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

People are skilled in their vernacular Harsh sun

architecture. Lack of clean water
Strong community ties Lack of Sanitation
Abundant material available Unpaved roads
Load shedding

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
Strong sunlight all year round Nearby foliage, the Kariba weed, is a breeding
Vast open land ground for malaria and dengue mosquitos
Unpolluted air Seasonal flooding
THANK YOU
COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCK (CEB) RAMMED EARTH

CEB is a type of manufactured construction material which

is formed in a mechanical press or done manually that
makes an appropriate mix of dirt , non expansive clay, and
aggregate into a block.
Method:
Two parallel planks of wood are held together by
ADVANTAGES - RAMMED EARTH nuts, bolts or pieces of wood. Stiff mud is thrown in
•Strong, durable & long-lasting between the planks and rammed with a metal or
wooden ramrod.
•Cost-effective
•Soil is a sustainable and environment
friendly material ADVANTAGES:
•Raw materials readily available in area •On-site materials can be used; hence cost-effective,
•simple to construct efficient and sustainable building structures.
•Non-combustible •The uniformity of the blocks simplifies construction,
and minimizes the need for mortar
•The blocks are strong, stable, water-resistant and
long-lasting.
•Sound,Insect and Fire resistant
LOCATION N5
WATER

KARACHI GHARO AGRICULTURAL LAND

VEGETATION

ACCESS

N110
SITE

TWIN LAKE
DRIVE

JHEEL LAKE ZIARAT

LAKE
SINDH ZIARAT

GHARO

MAQAM QADAM SHAH

GRAVEYARD

VILLAGES IN A 2 KM RADIUS