Thesis Synopsis

Tittle : AFFORDABLE HOUSING on the guidelines of PMAY

Thesis
5th Year 10th Semester Krupali Thakkar
 Preface :

Introduction: Architecture evolved from the basic need to create shelter. The
beginnings are rooted in man’s primal need to define space and an envelope for his daily
activities. Everyone shares the right to a decent standard of living. The essential to
achieve this standard is through accessing to adequate housing.

Need: By the year 2030, more than 40% of the Indian population will live in urban
India, as against the current figure of 34%, which is likely to create a demand for 25
million additional affordable housing units (as per the report titled Brick By Brick:
Moving towards ‘Housing for All’, by RICS -Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in
association with international property consultant Knight Frank).

Present Scenario: The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Programme launched by
the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA), in Mission mode
envisions provision of Housing for All by 2022, when the Nation completes 75 years of its
Independence.

Thesis
5th Year 10th Semester Krupali Thakkar
 Aim :

To design a comfortable, affordable and environment friendly housing scheme

dedicated to the LIG (low income group) and MIG (middle income group) of
Nagpur on the guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Maharashtra
with adequate interactive spaces.

‘I believe the way people live can

be directed a little by architecture.’
– Tadao Ando

Thesis
5th Year 10th Semester Krupali Thakkar
 Objectives :

1. To create affordable housing for the specified income groups on the

guidelines of PMAY-Maharashtra that is affordable to build and also
affordable to the occupants with low maintenance that does not
compromise the quality of life.

2. Designing a healthy dwelling with sufficient flow of natural light and air
fostering interactive spaces.

3. Use of materials and technology which is environment friendly and

economic.

4. Create a self-sufficient community.

Thesis
5th Year 10th Semester Krupali Thakkar
 Scope :

1. Incorporating local climate, local materials and social aspects.

2. To design and detail the residential, recreational and interactive areas.

Limitation :

3. The study is restricted the PMAY guidelines of LIGs and MIGs.

4. Environment friendly considerations will be restricted to broader calculations.

5. Only the basic services will be taken into consideration.

Thesis
5th Year 10th Semester Krupali Thakkar
 Way Forward :

Thesis
5th Year 10th Semester Krupali Thakkar