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High Density Low Energy Housing

GAUTHAM VARMA
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High Density Low Energy Housing
Mass Housing over an area of 3 hectares
DESIGN PROGRAMME

SITE
Site is located in Payakapuram VGTMUDA layout, near Ajith Singh nagar, Vijayawada about 7km
from Vijayawada railway station. The site falls under residential landuse in the Master plan and is
within the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation limits.

Requirements
Design population = 1500
Gross Residential density = 500 pph
Site Area = 3ha. = 7.41 acres
Socio-economic grouping
EWS units (20% of the total units) = 40 sqm
LIG units (30 % of the total units) = 60 sqm
MIG units (40 % of the total units) = 80 sqm
HIG units (10 % of the total units) = 100 sqm
Supporting facilities/planning norms
One pre-primary School = 800sqm
One Cluster centre (about 8 shops) = 220 sqm
Recreational Open space (@1.5 sqm per person) = 2250 sqm

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ABOUTSITE 1

•Essentially L-Shaped.
•It has three major approach roads, a 60’ road towards theNorth, a 30’ road towards the West, and a 40’ road to the east.
•Access is possible from the Nort,East and West.

•A school on the right side and a hospital on the back are theadjoining plots.

•The nearest bus stop is about 300m away from the site.

•The area of the site is about 3 hectares.

•Mostly flat topography.

•Plainsite with good ground water table.

•Sitefalls under Flood prone area but fails to have proper infrastructure

•Soil: black cotton soil: DEEP foundations ; Under reamed piles most suitable forhouses in the site.
•Vegetation:Mango, Guava and Badam trees arerecommended according to soil conditions.

•Monsoon(S.W) June to September and
•Monsoon(N.E) October to December

•Thedirection of wind in months of April and May is from south to east in themorning hours and, in the evening from southeast to northeast.
•FromOctober to March, the wind blows in the morning from east and north and, in theevenings mostly from southeast and east.
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Design Approach


“Housestoo can be built in factories”
“The technologyscenario for housing production in India has been extremely orthodox forseveral decades now. We continue to dabble with conventional materials andsystems of construction. Even though some small advances in terms ofalternative materials have been made, their adoption and application has beenseverely limited to experimental projects which also have been few and farbetween. “ – Dr. PSN Rao, Feb 2012, IndianExpress
To addressthe ordeal of the needy and the deprived class
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Trying to satisfythe basic needs of the growing urban population
Providing an interactive, healthy and sustainable environment through extensivelandscaping features such as lush green lawns, interconnected open courtyards,water bodies and community
Fast and Efficient means of construction – PreFab Construction Materials


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Street Environment
• image ability :specific physical features capture attention & evoke feelings.

• enclosure : streets& public spaces are visually defined by buildings.

• human scale : size& proportion.

• transparency : seeor perceive human activities beyond the edge of street.

• complexity : varietyof physical environment.
Built Environment Characteristics
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Design Aspects

· The EWS and LIG units are in theshape of L Module, with EWS varying between 2 to 3 floors, and LIG varyingbetween 3 to 4 floors.
· The modules have been placed so asto achieve a variety in the incidental open spaces
· They have also been placed with dueconsideration given to wind direction(SW to NE), and to achieve shadedcourtyards and pathways
· Trees have been strategicallyplaced, so as to frame views, attain privacy, and keep the house cool
· A plinth of 750mm has been providedalong with a sill height of 900mm so as to achieve privacy for the residents inthe centre of the site
· The region has been paved withpermeable clay bricks, thereby allowing the free flow of movement, andretaining the purity of the water of the ground water table
· A green buffer of 600mm, with shrubshas been provided along all the EWS and LIG buildings for the sake of privacy
· The distance between the buildingshave been given at primarily 4m, as car movement has not been intended in thisvicinity
· The area is bounded by roads in caseof any fire emergency
· Bigger open spaces have beendesigned to accommodate trade, that can be used to supplement the in houseincome of the family
· Peripheral roads have been provided,in an attempt to restrict vehicular traffic
· Parking has been provided alongthese roads
· Most of the MIG and HIG parking of ablock has been accommodated within the stilts underneath the blocks
· The commercial centre has beenplaced at the road junction so as to encourage people outside the complex tobuy from there as well
· A primary school has been providedat the corner of the site
· The spaces have been designed so asto encourage outdoor activity, like walking , cycling, and trade
· Rainwater harvesting pond has beenprovided at the central area, with swales from various points from the site,diverting the rainwater to its location
· Pre-fabricated panels with tongueand groove joints, and MS guidelines have been proposed for a faster, anduniform construction
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Parking
2 cars per unit for Higher Income Group
1 car per unit for Middle Income Group

Provision for two-wheelers (including bicycles) for Lower Income and Economically weaker sections
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Housing Units for Economically Weaker Section
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Housing Units for Lower Income Group
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Housing Units (Type 1) for Middle Income Group
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Housing Units (Type 2 & 3) for Middle Income Group
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Housing Units for Higher Income Group
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