Affordable housing

Affordable housing refers to housing units that are affordable by that section of society whose
income is below the median household income.

Objectives
• The basic objectives of the housing policy
are:
• To assist all people, and in particular the
houseless, the inadequately housed and
the vulnerable sections and to secure for
themselves affordable shelter through
access to developed land, building
materials, finance and technology
• To create an enabling environment for housing
activity by various sections by eliminating
constraints, and by developing an efficient and
equitable system for the delivery of housing
inputs
• To expand the provision of infrastructure facilities in rural and urban areas in order to improve
the environment of human settlements, increase the access of poorer households to basic
services, and to increase the supply of developed land for housing
• To undertake, within the overall context of policies for poverty alleviation and employment,
steps for improving the housing situation of the poorest sections and vulnerable groups by
direct initiative and financial support of the state.

Goals to be achieve:
• provide the minimum level of basic services and amenities to ensure a healthy environment
within the framework of integrated development o f rural and urban settlements
• reduce houselessness
• provide an opportiunity to different income groups

Size of Dwelling Unit Plays an important role

 Micro Housing
Introduction
A micro apartment, also known as a micro flat or a one-room self-contained living space, usually
purpose built, designed to accommodate a sitting space, sleeping space, bathroom and
kitchenette in about 100 to 400 square feet (i.e. 9-37 square metres).
Sarah Susanka started the "COUNTER MOVEMENT" for smaller houses which she details in her
book The Not So Big House (1997). Earlier pioneers include Lloyd Kahn author of Shelter (1973)
and Lester Walker author of Tiny Houses (1987). Henry David Thoreau the publication of his
book Walden is also quoted as early inspiration.
Micro apartments are becoming popular in urban centres maximizing profits for developers and
landlords and providing relatively low-priced accommodation.
NEED OF PROJECT
Micro Apartments is that by building smaller residences, more apartments can be built as part
of a development, and therefore the individual cost of an apartment can be reduced.
It gives a more affordable option for students and young professionals who want to prioritise
location over space.
As the number of people working away from home increasing ,the financial burden increases .
Micro-Apartment helps them to reduce it and help the single user to help them.
Micro apartments as a solution can serve to both the scenarios as they occupy less space in
comparison to traditional Indian houses and on the other side they are also affordable due to
its reduced square footage.

AIM
To design a group housing which consists of micro apartment units having less square footage
as compared to studio apartments, efficiently serving all the basic requirements of living. The
prime focus of this project will be to offer the maximum in the lesser area and keeping it
affordable for a larger number of people.
• In todays scenario, it is difficult purchase a flat/house for a middle class person.
• Therefore, Micro-Housing plays an important role in cost and also in spaces.
• The people are changing locations due to job/studies, and does not get single room, and it
creates disturbance with person.
• The micro- housing is the solution for the persons.
OBJECTIVE Scope:
• To understand space minimization • Micro apartments holds the potential to
• To create multifunctional spaces accommodate a diverse range of
• Installing flexible furniture demographics in lesser space.
• To incorporate minimalistic designs to • These housing units may have lesser area
eliminate the feeling of compact living but definitely no lesser amenities.
Area Division • The main components of these units are
 Living space
• Therefore we need to do Analysis of  Bedding space
Areas and justifications.  Kitchenette
• Therefore, it gives a great opportunity  Bathroom
to Architects to Solve the Area vs
Population Problem.
Micro Housing in India
• As a concept, micro-apartments in India
are set to redefine studio and one-
bedroom units. For years, studio
apartments and one-bedroom units
have been an economical residential
option for singles and young couples
who are willing to compromise on
space to own a house in a convenient
location, rather than pay high rentals or
take out huge loans to afford bigger
houses.
• Mumbai has been the frontrunner
when it comes to the concept of micro-
apartments and has seen offerings as
small as 189 sq ft., going up to 320 sq Concept:
ft.
• The micro-housing market is also seeing The concept is to make a affordable living
a spurt in demand in cities such as environment for people
Bengaluru, Gurugram and Noida that The use of space,material differ from others.
have a large migrant population of
working professionals with an annual Transformable Furniture
income of more than Rs 8 lakh. Transformable furniture which uses less
space and provides dual functions is also
NEED OF PROJECT called dual-function furniture.
Shelter for all has been the major issue all It has a large potential market in large cities,
around the world as the space for construction such as Beijing (China) and New York (the
is limited and the population is increasing US).
expeditiously. These large cities have a lot of features in
With the increasing population and common.
urbanization lands are getting densely They have large populations, large gaps
populated and the scope for future expansions between rich and poor and a large portion
and construction is getting difficult day by day. of small space apartments.
India being a country with a population of These features provide a good opportunity
132.42 crores faces major problem in for the development of transformable space
providing shelter for all, because of increasing saving furniture.
land scarcity and the non-affordability of
residences.
Micro apartments as a solution can serve to
both the scenarios as they occupy less space in
comparison to traditional Indian houses and
on the other side they are also affordable due
to its reduced square footage.
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Storages
Space Saving Beds
Space saving bed can be divided into two
categories, regular beds and bunk beds.
A regular space saving bed might be a
shelf,desk or combined bed and desk, in
which the desk portion is capable of being
transformed into a bed.
The bed size can be various depending on Elevate the bed and give
Creating a special unit
the customer’s request. yourself more space
for sleeping and using
its volume for storage underneath
compartments

Bunk beds are designed mainly for school

dormitories or families who have more than
one child. Make use of the space
This kind of bed is usually formed from two behind the sofa
single size beds and a ladder

Elevating the kitchen

and hiding the bed
underneath
 PROJECT SITE

Location = Omicron 3
Site Area = 52303.90 SQM (12.92 Acre)
Permisible Ground Coverage = 40%
Permisible FAR = 2.75
Height Limit = No limit. For buildings above
30 metres in height, clearance
from Airport Authority shall
have to be taken.
The site chosen is a rectangular vacant land
near Greater Noida – Ghaziabad Link Road in
the Sector Omicron 3 of Greater Noida
proposed for residential land-use as
mentioned in the Master Plan Noida 2031.

Proposed Site location

This thesis project will serve a housing society built over this site having micro apartments only
having a variety of units according to the area, internal space segregation and prices ideal for
bachelors and nuclear families, complimented with interactive public spaces, refreshing green
spaces and a commercial complex for fulfilling the daily needs.
The main purpose of selecting this site is to cater the attention of young professionals and people
looking for affordable houses nearer to their offices or institutes. Since Noida is a corporate hub
and a lot of people work there and most of them are the migrants from other cities who are living
alone or have nuclear families, these type of people do not require large spaces instead they look
for the residences.

Near Landmark Surrounding

Greater Noida Development 3.7 km • The site is facing Residential Appartment
Authority (GNIDA) Office from 2 sides.
Pari Chowk, Greater Noida 6.4 km • Green space in Front side.
• The site is connected with the Ghaziabad-
Greater Noida Link road
Ajayabpur Railway Station 6.7 km
Sector Master Plan

Site Layout