CASE STUDY
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Tara Apartment Delhi
Sublime Ordinariness Mumbai
SHUBHAM MOGHE
PRASAD
Report:Housing typologies in Mumbai,CRIT Literature Review
House Type here means a generic representative form that helps in
conceptualising all the houses that such a form represents.
The focus of this study was on documenting and describing the
various house types found in Mumbai.
Report:Housing typologies in Mumbai,CRIT Reason
STAFF HOUSING
Report:Housing typologies in Mumbai,CRIT Literature Review
21 house types are identified across these historic landscapes identified above.
These types include:
1. House in a Fishing village
2. Single family houses in Agrarian villages
3. Wadis from the Mercantile Economy
4. House from a Market in the Mercantile Economy
5. Chawls built by Private Initiatives
6. Chawls built by Government agencies
7. First Apartments in planned parts
8. Mass Housing by state after Independence
9. Houses in Plotted developments
10. Private Apartments of 70s and 80s
11. Public Sector Employee Housing
12. Slum
13. Slum Improvements and Resettlements of the 70s and 80s
14. Site and Service Housing
15. Slum Rehabilitations with Private Initiatives
16. Rehabilitation for Infrastructure projects
17. Housing in the Urban Fringes
18. Townships in Suburban areas
19. Apartments in old agrarian lands
20. Apartments in old villages
21. Dilapidated Building Redevelopments
Report:Housing typologies in Mumbai,CRIT Public sector employee housing
1 2 3
Rent control act of 1918 was introduced in company started to provide for housing until
Difficult for working class to buy a house
Bombay after ww1 due to scarcity of the person retirees or early termination of his
due to high prices and expensive loans
houses in Urban areas job to accommodate for new employees.
4 5 6
There are also cases where the organisation
In some cases the organisations help the
buys or rents houses from other agencies in In all cases however, sizes of the houses
employees to get land whereby the
the open market and provides to its depend upon the grade of the employee
employees have to form a housing society
employees at subsidised rent rates.
beforehand
User study
Staff housing resident
● Staffs tend to change over time and so are
neighbours
● People belonging to various grades and profession
occupy. Preference of social connection is high within
groups such groups
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● The family of the staff is a matter of consideration assisting the occupant
Higher rank staff
Lower rank staff
User study
Inference
Staff housing/Employee housing is segregated on
the basis of their pay grade.
Mixed community Budget constraint
Transient community Available framework
Tara Apartment
New Delhi
1975-1978
14800 sqm
Architect
CHARLES CORREA
Charles Correa by Hassn Uddin khan, Archdaily , academia
SCENARIO
Tara Housing-15 Km from Lutyens
Such settlements became the core of NEW DELHI
Delhi
First group housing Project of New Delhi
For emerging Middle Class in the Indian Population
Many of the users were victims of Partition 1947
1980 Time Of India
Overcrowded settlements
Unhygienic living conditions
Congested road networks
HOUSING
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Lutyens Delhi 14 Km
The 1970s was a time when the 1978
Connaught Place 15.8 Km
De city’s skyline started changing,
d
Ol colonies came into their own,
Ne
w the fast food revolution began
De
lh
Lotus Temple 5 Km i and the sartorial sense of
Delhiites saw a shift
Manoj Sharma _ Hindustan Times
HIGH
DENSITY
Along with this Yamuna Apartment (1972), Godavari
Apartment(~1975) , Alakananda Apartment were built in
JA 1 km proximity
H A Yamuna River
FA
N A 3.5 Km
FO
RE
ST
Tara Housing-Charles Correa
Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary 4 Km
Many of the users were victims of Partition 1947
BRIEF
Tughlakabad Fort 1Km
The context represented contemporary (1970s) style
of individual row house construction per family
1 .Site had a huge
1 .Site located beside
number of tree count
Jaha Fana Forrest-
that restricted
Green Cover , Air quality
development.
[Link]
included schools
hospitals and other
service amenities
2. Presence of forest
makes it prone to forest
threats
3. Located beside a
highway
ASSETS CHALLENGES
160 apartments were organised as individual units
stacked in a cluster colony unlike a building
The unitary blocks stand up prominently on the
facade of the colony like the colonies of udaipur
street with the engaging nature among the people
DESIGN CONCEPT
OPEN SPACE
PRIVATE
SPACE
PUBLIC
SPACE
20%
SWIMMING POOL
AMPHITHEATER
PARKING
CHANGING ROOM LAWN
SECURITY CHILDREN PLAY AREA
SERVICES CIRCULATION
SEATING SPACES
STILT
PLANTERS
40%
HOUSING UNITS 40%
MASSING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
FSI 0.94
Movem echicular
Forrest
COMMUNITY
RESIDENTIAL
100%
LIVING SPACE
ent
dV
Isolate
LEGEND
Unit
1. ENTRY
2. SECURITY
3. 2 WHEEL PARKING
4. HOUSING BLOCK
Comm
5. SEATING unity s
6. AMPHITHEATER pace
7. LAWN
8. PLANTERS
9. CHILDREN PLAY AREA
und
10. GROUND
11. GROUND
gro
12. SHADED SEAT
d Play
13. STILT STRUCTURES
14. CIRCULATION
Zone
15. CAR PARKING
16. PERGOLA OVER PARKING
Isolate
Buffer
PLANING
ay
ew
iv
Dr
Porosity Gradient public (light)-private (dark) Slow road network
Pedestrian & Driveway
DESIGN OVERVIEW
125
2BHK 112 units 2BHK/84 sqm Cluster formation
3BHK 13 units 3BHK/130sqm
apartments
ORGANISATION 2 BEDROOM DUPLEX UNIT 3 BEDROOM DUPLEX UNIT
Level repete over another forming G+4 structure (incl stilt)
plan section
Two-bedroom type
Climatic response
to shading
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.
2BHK BLOCK 112 UNITS /84 sqm each
Climatic response
to shading
plan
Three-bedroom type
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.
section
3BHK BLOCKS 13 UNITS/130 sqm each
1
BALCONY STAIRCASE TERRACE PARKS LAWNS PEDESTRIANS PLAY AREA
2 3
4 5
6
Reduced Family Size -Smaller
7
Apartment Preferred
8
Delhi having more nuclear Dwellings
A Cluster arrangement provide friendlier
environment *
Individual units
Case 1
Shared system units
Cheaper
Case 2
Low rise construction-
Low construction cost with shared Reduces cost of
design units* Service*
ANALYSIS Cost Preferences and Needs
BALCONY STAIRCASE TERRACE PARKS LAWNS PEDESTRIANS PLAY AREA
Dwelling look over the
central space create a
playful social environment
for all age groups
Openness is expressed by
making space for multiple
groups
Open Railing
brings openness in
design and
security
Use of footbridges , landscaping to
break linearity and monotony Central Corridor
exhibit multiple
ANALYSIS
pocket to occupy
Community living environment
multiple groups at
different places
North South
The concept of building allows
people to access directly to the interior
garden.
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.
Majority of the private open spaces on the South East get
optimum sun in the morning and afternoon during
winters.
Beam are used as shaders
ANALYSIS HOT AND SUNNY :COMPOSITE CLIMATE
Exposed brick construction
Shared spaces
Low maintenance
Vernacular Material palette Lower cost of construction
Community living Vernacular approach
Sublime Ordinariness
Vasind, Mumbai
2016
3900 sqm
Architect
DCOOP
Archdaily , academia
Brief
60km
The site is located in a small industrial The housing project is designed for 54
families of staff working in the industrial Plot is situated adjacent to 3
township about 60 km to the north-east
facility of a color coating plant for a large existing buildings.
of Mumbai
corporate group.
SITE
1 .Existing available
framework near site.
2. View towards
school ground .
3. Existing Banyan
tree
Hospital at walking distance
Shopping center at walking
Existing staff quarters nearby distance
Existing Banyan tree
Water plant
Existing Buildings Provision of organic waste
converter School nearby
ADVANTAGES
1 .Existing Reserved
Ground.
Existing buildings
[Link] Budget.
3. Limited materials
and skilled workers
available.
Reserved
Ground
Existing Reserved ground area so had to build inside this plot of land.
Surrounded by similar and repetitive quarters which lacked ventilation and interaction
DISADVANTAGES
Using the Mumbai chawl as a reference to
organize the space
Four apartments of 540 [Link]. each is strung
along a corridor space. At the end of which
sits the staircase.
Ground floor & First floor have an inviting space in
Eyes on street
the form of passages
Circulation Staircase block CHAWL ASPECTS
PLANING Passages/Corridors play an important role in
bringing the community together
Multifunction courtyard where all the
festivals/gathering take place
4
1BHK 540 sqm Scattered organisation
2BHK
apartments
Open
space
Courtyard
ENTRY
Adding
Focusing at center
green
spaces
Parking
area
Inspired from chawl typology
Accessible road
1 BHK 2 BHK
ORGANISATION
9 different types of usage of the same
space
PRIVATE
MULTIPURPOSE SPACE PUBLIC
KITCHEN
In our previous house
the kitchen was at the
end,I didn’t like it.
From the kitchen I
can see people,so I
Separate washroom don’t feel
And bathing area suffocated
KITCHEN & BATHROOM
Chandra Patel
Resident
When it rains,I
stand in the
balcony to enjoy
the view.
During summer
when it’s hot inside
I come out in the
corridor to enjoy
the cool breeze.
Typical Chawl Corridor
Shishpal Sharma
Resident
After My meals I walk
there,also have my
Morning tea here in the
corridor.
Corridor used for hanging clothes,viewing,interaction
I also answer the
phone calls outside
CORRIDOR
2M wide corridor
Suman Dangi
Resident
Rather than having a common corridor at Ground floor,Oatla acts as a Inside Oatla acts as Outside
individual porch area for each flat semi public
Here,in the evening , we
pull up chairs and
tables to have snack
and tea.
Oatla as a gathering space
Everyone can be
seen,it feels nice
sitting outside.
Semi Public space where one neighbour can have
a look at other neighbours entrance.
OATLA Chandra Patel
Resident
Slightly tilted entrance to create an Open staircase Also acts as a Gathering area
Situated at the end of the block
inviting experience
STAIRCASE
Typical chawl Staircase
Terrace acts as private spaces for Balconies can act as both
the people private/interactive spaces
BALCONY & TERRACE
Courtyard acts as a space for social gathering
If I see someone playing
in the courtyard I too
join them.
Also while playing
cricket,the ball
cannot go
Temple situated at the center of courtyard Existing Banyan Tree anywhere outside
the compound
COURTYARD
Resident
These Panels acts as shading devices and also give privacy
RCC Frame construction
Sketch from architect to use material that are easy to maintain Brick & Plaster
BUILDING ENVELOPE AND MATERIALS USED
Old Quarters didn't have proper place for keeping shoes and corridors were narrow
Poor construction,Cracks
starting to develop
Positive review
Provision for a shoe rack right Corridor acts a the core of the building thus
at the entrance providing ample amount of light and ventilation in the
building
Negative review
Analysis
ANALYSIS
Shaded common spaces
Sustainable
Shared spaces
Readily available Material pallet
Community living
Active facade
TARA HOUSING SUBLIME ORDINARINESS
Middle income group , victims of partition Industry workers and other management staff
USERS
UNITS 160 UNITS of G+4 Duplex houses 5 blocks of 540 sqm 1 bhk units. G+2 structure
CLIMATE ANALYSISClustered formation to promote mutual shading,and application of Scattered into 5 Blocks , to promote ventilation
stack effect
Hot and sunny : Warm and Humid
Composite climate
SOCIAL Centrally focused, community space , Bridges and open staircase Centrally focused, Corridor acts as community spaces , Oatla and open staircase.
ASPECTS
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
1. Community housing design should promote
interactive lifestyle
2. In presence of large number of individual families, privacy
of each is to be ensured.
3. Pause spaces to spend individual time should be
incorporated in every unit privately and publicly as well
4. Shared amenities shall be planned such that they
do not appear to be benefiting particular individuals
CONCLUSION
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