Course no: Arch-431

Design Studio-VIII
COURSE CODE : Arch. 431

Presentation Group A
Md. Mahfujur Rahman Raj ID : 19228011
Rabeya Akter ID : 19228016
Tonmoy kumer sarker ID : 19228005
Roksana Resi ID : 19128011
 TARA APARTMENTS
(GROUP HOUSING)

Location : New Delhi

Architect : Charles Correa
Building Type : Social Housing for middle class people
Year : 1975-78
No. of units : 160
Area : 1.48 ha
Program : Social Housing with 160 units of two and three bedroom flats
Density : 375 people per hectare
LOCATION AND CONTEXT
Destination Distance(KM)

Airport 17

Railway station 17

Metro station 03

Bank 0.6

School 0.1

DTC bus station 0.1

Hospital 0.5

• The project is located along Guru Ravidas Marg Street which leads to two big residential areas in the
North and the South.

• The Tara pays deeply attention to the inner activities which are al-most happen in the central garden
and leave the interaction of traffic behind a wall which is parallel to Guru Ravidas Marg Street( the
South-East).
 Location: New Delhi, India.
Date: 1975-1978
Site: 1.48 hectare

Programs: Social housing with 160 units of two and three Bed rooms Flats.
Client: Tara Housing Society
Architect: Charles Correa

Building Location

SITE

TARA HOUSING GROUP

Charles Correa

Tara Apartment is one kind of social projects that is intended for the middle-class of Nehru enter. This building is designed by one of the
most famous Indian architects at this time, Charles Correa, and completed in 1978. Tara housing group has more than 125 units and 375
persons per hectare. The Tara pays deeply attention to the inner activities which are al-most happen in the central garden and leave the
interaction of traffic behind a wall which is parallel to Guru Ravidas Marg Street( the South-East).

Concept:

THE MAIN CONCEPT of Tara housing group project is a creative vernacular typology in term of arranging and piling the
singular flat into united blocks. By separating with the outside world and providing an interior garden, the building preserves well
the private life of families within.
• Tara is a group housing project commissioned by Tara Co-operative Society. It is a high-density,
low rise building with 160 units. 

• Tara Apartments is the first ever group housing flats in Delhi. The idea was conceived on 12 Nov
1960.

• The concept was introduced to rehabilitate the 1947 partition affected people who had now here to
settle down after their retirement from their professional lives.

• Several of this section of people were senior government officials and influential citizens who
worked hard to see that their dreams were turned into reality. 

• The famous architect Charles Correa was roped in to design a unique architectural concept.
Description:
The project is in the suburb of middle-class. Therefore, it creates a harmonious and balance volume with the
existing fabric due to limited height and the form of the building. More than that, the project also plays an
important part in linking these other buildings with the adjacent park.
Evaluation:
The building turns its back on the street to prevent noise, dust from the high flow vehicles. Being staked as a row,
central garden, big overhangs and sharp edges, all give these buildings a sense of Indian characteristic under hot
sun, full of light without suffering from high temperature

Section: A-A’

South East Section

Ground Figure
 Evaluation: The concept of building allows
people to access directly to the interior garden.
More than that, everyone also has their own
open-to-sky terraces with full filled shadow. By
taking advantages of sun, wind directions and
open spaces, hence lighting access and ventilation
to each dwelling are maximized.

Two-Bedroom Flat

Three-Bedroom Flat

Parking & lighting Accessibility

Description:

The dwellings are grouped into some small and medium blocks. Some blocks are assembled only by
two-bedroom flat, some are combined between two-bedroom type and three-bedroom type. It creates
the diversity of form but still maintains the logic of dwellings‟ functions.

However, there are just 16 three-bedroom flats so that it is not sufficient for families which have more
than 4 members.
•The complex is formed due to the combination between
pairs of accommodation units.
•The second floor which is larger than the ground one with a
big overhang that rises further approximately 6 metres gives
the mixture between shadow and light. More than that, the
duplex above is also push back hence front of the below one
is protected too. In that way, the whole central garden is full
filled with shadow.
• In the shape of “L”, this type seems to be difficult to attach in
the middle of a cluster and all of them are located in the outer-
most.
 • Analysis of solar radiation in winter and summer
BHK UNIT EXPLODED VIEW
Living Room

Kitchen

Upper unit Terrace

Winter inclination rays 42 degree. Summer inclination rays 82 degree.
Bedroom
• Analysis of Natural ventilation process
Ground unit private
space

• Volumetric Axonometric

•Volumetric axonometry defining mass, form and space which refers to the perception of the general
shape and form as well as size of building.
SPATIAL ORGANISATION AND ORIENTATION

Building spine row lies in NE 47degree zone.

There is Central Open to Sky zone which creates a space

of gathering for social interaction.

43

47

W E

Central
Community
Space

The housing is divided into 2

Parallel wall system in which
parallel party walls, perpendicular
to open community spine.
Linear Axis is followed in Tara housing
that changes its path from central
community space
rows providing a central
circulation and
community facility space.
There were total 5 entry points
to access housing.
 SUN PATH

Private zones Upper unit Open terraces

Staggered units with terraced gardens

protected by overhead pergolas, pergolas
Public zones
edge beams giving the complex a strong
sense of light and shadow.
FIGURE GROUND PLAN
TOTAL SITE AREA : 15000 Sq. Mt. (approx 3.8 acre)
TOTAL BUILTUP AREA : 15518.72 Sq. Mt.
GROUND COVER : 3924.39 Sq. Mt.
PARKING AREA :
4- WHEELER : 962.85 Sq. Mt.
2- WHEELER : 160 Sq. Mt. HOUSING BLOCKS

GREEN COVER : 3686.6 Sq. Mt.

PARKING SPACE
OPEN SPACE : 11594.33 Sq. Mt.
CIRCULATION : 4692 Sq. Mt.
GREEN COVER
F.S.I = 15518.72/ 15000
= 1.03 STAIR CASE

CIRCULATION

OPEN VS. BUILT

26%
OP
74% EN
Single unit Cluster Plan:
Cluster Plan:

The 3rd, 4th & 5th floors are a repetition of the ground floors but with an external corridor on the 3 rd floor.
The multiplicity of the people to expend their built form based on their necessity.
Spaces Comparisons
UNIT – 2BHK( 91sqmt)

KITCHEN
LIVING ROOM BATH
3.7X
ROOM
6.5X X

Ground floor plan

BEDROOM-02 BEDROOM-01
BATHROOM
7X 1.6X
4.8X

First floor plan X= 2.87sqmt

Spaces Comparisons
UNIT – 3BHK (150 sqmt)

LIVING ROOM BATH KITCHEN

7.8X ROOM
X 3.7X

BATH KITCHEN
LIVING ROOM
10.8X
ROOM
X 3.7X

BEDROOM-02 BEDROOM-01
7.8X 7.3X

Ground floor plan

BEDROOM-02 BATHROOM
5.8X 1.5X
BEDROOM-03
4.4X

BATHROOM
BEDROOM-01 1.5X
10.17X

BEDROOM-03 BATHROOM
2X
7.8X

First floor plan X= 2.87sqmt

TARA APARTMENTS

Natural Ventilation
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UNIT COMPARISION

30

25

20

15

10

Living room Kitchen Bedroom - 1 Bedroom - 2 Bedroom - 3 Bathroom - 1 Bathroom - 2 Bathroom - 3

2BHK 3BHK (1) 3BHK (2)

UNIT COMPARISION

Units Living room Kitchen Bedroom - 1 Bedroom - 2 Bedroom - 3 Bathroom - 1 Bathroom - 2 Bathroom - 3
2BHK 18.655 10.619 13.776 20.09 0 2.87 4.592 0
3BHK (1) 22.386 10.619 29.1879 16.646 12.628 2.87 4.305 4.305
3BHK (2) 30.996 10.619 20.951 22.386 22.386 2.87 5.74 0
 BLOCKS DIFFERENTIATION
Housing Units Units Units Nos. Of Connection Total
Blocks at at at combined units of units nos.
- 0.00 +4500 through Of
1500 mm staircase unit
mm in
one
block

A - 5 4 0 4 9
B - 4 3 0 3 7
C - 2 6 0 6 8 Plan at -1500 lvl
D - 3 4 2 4 7
E 2 2 4 0 6 8
F 2 3 4 1 7 9
G 2 3 4 1 7 9
H 2 4 4 0 8 10
I 2 4 4 0 8 10
J 1 2 2 0 4 5
K 2 4 5 0 9 11
L 2 2 4 2 6 8 Plan at +1500 lvl
M 1 2 2 2 4 5
N 3 4 6 0 10 13
O 1 2 4 2 6 7
P - 4 6 1 6 10
Q - 3 4 2 4 7
R - 4 4 1 4 8
S - 4 5 0 5 9

Plan at +4500 lvl

SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY-
- They had underground water supply.
-Water is supplied through pumping system.

DRAINAGE -
-Waste water is directly drained into municipal sewer.

ELECTRICITY –
- Electric meter is provided at outside every block below
staircase landing.

STAIRCASE –
-There were total 19 staircase for A -S blocks.
- 4 bridges that connects 2rows of housing
DRAWBACKS OF TARA HOUSING

1. Not enough parking space available. Total number of apartments are 160,and allotted parking
space is available for 114 cars, so it is not possible for individual spot for parking. Major
drawback is many individuals have to park their vehicles outside the apartment area.

2. Space utilization is not appropriate as the exterior area seems very spacious and house interior
are very congested. As per law of Delhi municipal code, they does not allow a building footprint
to cover more than 1/3 of the site, so in order to use the full amount of floor area available on
site, the build form has to be at least 4 stories or higher.

3. No fire safety installed.

4. As there are no elevator facilities installed, elderly people face problem while taking stairs. this
is also a major concern for those whose apartments are on top floors.

5. During the time of rain water gets stagnant in the central community space.

6. Drainage problem is of the main issue.

7. Uniformity is not observed in the case of air ventilation and natural light.
From block A-J experiences good natural light while other blocks lack it.
similarly as we move towards upper top floors of block S-K, they experience good ventilation
while their ground floors lacks it.