YAMUNA HOUSING APARTMENT DELHI

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Yamuna housing apartments
T Delhi, belongs to the group
R housing society, which has
been designed for the lower
O middle income group.
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U • Location: Alaknanda , New
C Delhi
• Total area: 4.25 Acres
T • Built up area: 1.50 Acres
I • Open spaces: 2.75 Acres
• No. of floors: 3
O • Architects: Ranjit Sabikhi,
N Ajoy
 • Concept derives from typically Indian village.
• Where the traditional housing elements were

C incorporated to create an “URBAN

VILLAGE” in a city.

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URBAN
E VILLAGE URBAN VILLAGE
1. Original settlement 1. Centre of
1. Original settlement administration
P 2. Traditional heritage
2. Traditional heritage
3. Within the urban 2. Administered by
3. Collective in nature city council
T 4. Right of ownership
boundary
4. Population has legal 3. The whole area is
5. Inherited right to the land in development
6. Local culture 5. Population consist zone
migrants , original 4. The status of land
inhabitants is for
development
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O The concept uses the
social and physical
T morphology of the
traditional rural village as
I an inspiration for creating
better functioning
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• Radially-
converging
streets.
• Housing units
overlooking
the narrow
pedestrian
streets.
• Traffic free
complex
• Galis and
Chowks.
• Play ground.
• levels
People interacting while sitting under Well shaded asymmetrical core or “chowks”
shade of tree in village. and “galis”
• Mutual
shading
• Ventilation
• Connectivity
between
blocks
• The dwelling
units comprise of
three basic plan
types.
• Access staircase
• Visual connection
• Service shafts
• Privacy
• Communal
interaction
• Constant staggering and breaking up of
the façade
• Optimal mutual shading
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F FLAT TYPE 1

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L FLAT TYPE 3

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