Housing and Building Research Institute
120/3, Darus-Salam, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216.www.hbri.gov.bd
Ar. Tamanna Mannan
Research FellowHousing Division
29/04/2015
Promoting a new type of housing and improvement of existing housing condition at Tanguar Haor,
Sunamganj, Sylhet
1.1 Background:>>>The Sunamganj haor basin is characterized by a deep shallow depression. Most of the area most of the area is inundated from May to October every year. In addition to the regular pattern of flooding the area is also vulnerable to serious flash floods.
Location of tanguar Haor
1.2 Problem:>>>
• Victim to unplanned development.• Land losing their fertility because of rapid construction of roads
and unplanned flood protection embankment.• People have started filling Haor areas to construct housing. • only 11 % households, which have hygienic latrine• Flooding, high water table, excessive rainfall and loose soil
formation are the causes of overflow and collapse pit latrine.
News source: The Daily Star8 May,2015
Some photographs on haor
Site information >>>
Flora of the Tanguar Haor
grass Water Smartweed Amazon Lily
Water Snowflake
Lady smock Water Fringe
Water Hyacinth
Water lily
Report on housing
• Clustered and highly dense homesteads are built on very high artificially raised mound.
• House pattern 3 types:1. Linear settlement pattern2. Cluster settlement pattern3. Scattered settlement pattern
Findings:
Source: Haor Master Plan, vol-1
Case Study:-1o Location: Kuchirgaon, Derai, Sunamganjo Profession: Farmero Religion: Hindu
Findings:• A temple• Linear court and linear housing pattern• maximum house east west elongated• Outside Cattle house• Do-chala kacha roof• Solar electricity• Road aile and boat.
Housing of rich farmer
At morning
At noon
At after noon
Getting sunlight at day time, getting shade at afternoon
Case Study:-2• Location: Aligaon, derai, sunamganj• Profession: Farmer• Religion: Muslim
Findings:• Linear court and two side linear housing pattern• Kacha and adha pacca house.• Outside Cattle house• Tin roof
Case Study:-3
Findings:• Claster • Kacha , adha pacca and pacca house.• Outside Cattle house• Kacha and pacca road found• Inner and outer courtyard• Tin roof
Findings:• People build their house by local
material only for economical condition.• Where road network is rich people
interested to make their house by permanent material like brick, concrete.
Findings:• Linear court• Outside Cattle house• Material bamboo, bamboo
chatai, polithene, thetch,tin.• Do-chala kacha roof• Solar electricity• Road aile and boat.
Housing of Peasant
Findings:• Living congested on the river
bank• Linear common court is
circulation path • Outside Cattle house• Do-chala kacha roof• Solar electricity• Road aile and boat.
Housing of Patni• Location: Daradharpur, Derai, Sunamganj• Profession: patni• Religion: Indeginious Hindu
Research questions>>>
To find the possibilities of sustainable situation of housing and sanitation system in terms of environment condition of Tanguar Haor?
Objectives:>>>
• To identify architectural characteristics of Haor area House pattern.
• To evaluate sustainability of house to fight with natural disaster.
• To examine the condition of their sanitation system during flood.
Scope:>>>
Sector: Housing and SettlementProject Title: Eco Village Platform Development for Mitigating Future Housing and Settlement DemandLocation: Haor upazilas
Methodology:>>>
physical Survey for Site selection
Data collection
Questionnaire Interviewing
Authority
Problem find out Data Analysis
Report writing Design formulation Material Analysis
Function Analysis Mass Model analysis Experimental design
• Build the Shelter at Site
• Environmental impact Analysis
Project Proposal
Literature review
Experiment
With Material
3 months
1 months
1 months
2 months
2 months
3 months
Costing:
Scope Cost
Primary Data collection 20,000
Secondary Data Collection 3,40,000
Experimental Works 4,80,000
SEMINAR 60,000
Final design Implementations on site
5,00,000
Total 14,00,000
•Thank you.
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