THE

CIDCO HOUSINGNAVI MUMBAI MAHARASHTRA

BY RAJ REWAL

INTRODUCTION

•HOUSING BY THE CITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MAHARASHTRA.•HOUSING DESIGNED BY – AR. RAJ REWAL IN 1993.•DESIGNED FOR THE LOWER INCOME GROUP OF BELAPUR.

•THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD FRAMED BY THE ARCHITECT, INSPIRED BY THE CONCEPT OF ACCUMULATION OF SQUARES, COURTYARDS, TERRACES AND BALCONIES FROM THE STREETS OF JAISALMER.•6 TYPES OF BLOCKS, 1048 DWELLINGS•ACCOMODATION UNITS (MOLUCULES) CONSIST OF 1 ROOM TO 3 ROOM UNITS, WITH AREAS VARYING FROM 19 TO 105 SQUARE METRES.

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PREDESIGN STAGE OF ANALYSIS

•LOW RISE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING FOR LOWER INCOME GROUP OF THE SOCIETY.•NEW STATEGIES WERE ADOPTED: 1) LARGE PROJECTTIONS WERE AVOIDED. 2) COMPACT YET DIFFUSED UNITS. 3)EXTENSION OF LIVING UNITS TO OPEN AREAS. 4) FOCUS ON SOCIAL LINKAGE.•THE CONCEPT OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR COURTYARDS AND CLUSTERS INTRODUCED TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS.•PROVISION OF ABUNDENT GREEN SPACES•SENSE OF CONTINUITY GREEN COURTYARD IN THE

INTERIOR OF BUILDING CLUSTER.

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THE SITE

•TOTAL SITE AREA- 9.5 HECTARES•CENTRAL COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SPACE AREA - 2 HECTARES•TOTAL BUILT UP AREA – 3.5 HECTARES (36.8 %)

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TYPES OF UNITS

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TYPE A

TYPE B

TYPE C

TYPE D

TYPE E

TYPE F

TYPE H

050

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AREANUMBER

•DETAILS OF DWELLINGS: TYPE A- 1 ROOM UNIT, WITH ROOF TERRACETYPE B- 1 ROOM WITH EXTENDE LIVING AREATYPE C-3 ROOMS WITH COURTYARDTYPE D-3 ROOMS WITH INTERNAL COURTYARD + EXTERNAL COURTYARDTYPE E-3 ROOMS WITH ROOF TERRACETYPE F-SAME AS D WITH 2 WHEELER PARKINGTYPE H-SAME AS D WITH 4 WHEELER PARKING

TYPES OF BLOCKS

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53

20

20

5730

53

30 35

NUMBER OF BLOCKS

A1,B1,C1A2A3B2,C2E2,D2F1F2,F3H1

CLIMATOLOGICAL ASPECTS

•CROSS VENTILATION • DIFFUSED LIGHTING AND SHADED PATHWAYS•ORINTATION OF BLOCKS•VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SHADING DEVICES

ALL UNITS PPLACED AROUND COURTYARD FOR PROPER CROSS VENTILATION

ORIENTATION OF BLOCKS TO CREATE SHADED PATHWAYS

SHADING DEVICES IN WINDOWS

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ROAD NETWORKS AND PARKING

•VEHICULAR TRAFFIC COMPLETELY RESTRICTED•STAGGERED NETWORKS•PARKING PROVISIONS ONLY FOR DWELLINGS OF MINIMUM 70 SQUARE METRES OF AREA.

NARROW PATHWAYS DISABLING ANY VEHICULAR MOVEMENTS INSIDE CLUSTER

NO PROVISION OF PARKING FOR SMALLLER DWELLINGS.

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CIRCULATION

•VERTICAL CIRCULATION THROUGH EXTERNAL STAIRCASES.

•HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS AT DIFFERENT FLOOR LEVELS

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SERVICES

•OVERHEAD TANKS PROVIDED, WATER SUPPLY FOR LIMITED HOURS BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.•PROPER DRAINAGE NETWORK•GARBAGE DISPOSAL BY THE NAVI MUMBAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.•PROPER SANITATION SYSTEM PLANNED AT THE TIME OF DESIGN. C

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DRAINAGE PIPES

OVERHEAD TANKS

SANITARY PIPES AT THE BACK SIDES OF BUILDING

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILSJALI WITH HOLLOW CONCRETE WORK

PROJECTING LINTEL AS SUNSHADE AND RAIN BARRIER

VERTICAL FIN AS SUN BREAKER

200 X200 X10 TERRACOTTA TILE ON 10 THK. MORTAR

20 THK. PLASTER ON HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK

•TYPICAL WALL ELEVATION

•TYPICAL WALL SECTION

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MATERIAL DETAILS

•HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCKS OF SIZE 390MM X 190MM X 190MM WERE USED.•CEMENT : LIME : SAND MORTAR WAS 1 : 0.5 : 4.5•CONCRETE BEDING WITH PLINTH OF RANDOM RUBBLE MASONSARY.•VENEER FILM ON ITS EXPOSED SIDE, SUCH THAT ARRANGEMENT COULD BE EASILY DISTINGUISHED.•QUARTZITE WAS USED TO PREVENT DAMPNESS. IT WAS EXCAVATED FROM THE SITE ITSELF.

375MM

PLINTH

CONCRETE BLOCK

VENEER COATINGQUARTZITE

DESIGN ASPECTS

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• INTERLOCKED UNITS

• EXTENSION TO LIVING AREAS

• WINDOWS AND BALCONIES

• HONEYCOMB SHAPE LATTICES

FORM

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•SMART USE OF CONTOURS TO CREATE LEVELS OF COURTYARDS FOR COMMUNITY SPACES.

•A BALANCE BETWEEN LIGHTNESS AND TRANPARENCY TO OTHERWISE SOLID BUILDING VOLUMES.

•SEGRAGATION OF PRIVATE, SEMI PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACES BY VARIED INTERLOCKING OF UNITS.•COMMON WALLS

INTERLOCKING OF UNITS

CONTOURS

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SUBMITTED BY:SKAND KUMAR (2010BARC038)SHIKHA NEGI (2010BARC049)SUSHIL KUMAR (2010BARC074)PRERNA JINDAL (2010BARC076)VARSHA CHAURASIA (2010BARC083)NOOPUR KUMARI (2010BARC085)