This presentation is the brief of my dissertation titled ' Analysis of Portable spaces in context with North-east & North- east tourism'. This presentation covers the scope of a cost & energy efficient portable structure in field of tourism.

1. Analysis of Portable spaces in context
with North-east & North-east
Tourism
GUIDED BY :
Ar. Ridhima Madan Seth
SUBMITTED BY :
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2. AIM: Analysing Portable (portable, foldable and pre-prefabricated) spaces in context
with North-east & North-east Tourism
Objective:
• To study and analyse North East and North East tourism sector of India on basis of
infrastructure, environment, materials, topography etc.
• To study features, merits and demerits of portable, foldable and prefabricated
spaces individually and draw conclusion for characteristics of an amalgamation of
portable, foldable and prefabricated space.
• To study the impacts of introducing portable spaces in North East Tourism and
analysing whether it can be a better option than conventional style or not.

3. 1) Introduction
i) Information of portable, prefabricated and transformable space
A. Portable space
B. Prefabricated space
C. Foldable/ Transformable space
ii) North East
iii) North East Tourism
2) Why tourism?
3) Concern
4) PPF space
i. Introduction
ii. structure
iii. impacts on North- East & North- East tourism
5) Scope & Limitations
6) Why not vanity vans or camper vans?
Contents:

4. 1.i) Information of Portable,
Pre-fabricated and transformable
spaces

5. 1.i) A) Introduction on Portable
spaces

6. • A portable, demountable or transportable
building, is a building designed and built to be
movable rather than permanently located.
• For temporary use
• These can be constructed with wheels or can be
constructed in a way to make them easily
transportable through lorry or cranes.
• Alternative names: demountable(Australia),
Portakabin, Portacabin, bunkabin, Terrapin(
UK),ATCO huts and dongas( Canada, Australia)
• Prefabricated structures
• Characteristics: lightness, transience, low cost
• Materials: steel, wood
Case Study:
• Mini Sky city, China

7. From history- till today
• Temporary cabins
• Tourism (abroad)
• Residences (abroad)
• Vanity Vans
• Caravans (for tourism in India)
• Food trucks
• Caravans
• Chariot

8. Review
“Portability is a challenge that architecture has always had to
confront. In the present age of digital nomadism, the art of
building, with its traditional focus on immobility in fixed
places, finds itself confronted by the temptation to
relinquish its characteristics rootedness and to abandon
itself to the irresistible pull of portability. Portable
architecture serves to enhance the freedom of choice for the
individual and the flexible use of city space, and also to offer
city dwellers the potential to give meaning to their
environment. It might be a building, a landscape, a sculpture
yet usable object or an interior space. It can be any human-
made environment that is brought into existence in a specific
place for a limited time- though its impact may continue for
much longer. Unlike conventional buildings, portable ones
are designed to take movability into account. When their
value at a particular place is expended, redeployment, rather
than destruction, is their key feature.”

9. Preface, New Portable Architecture(book)
• Lightness, transience and practicality are the characteristics of
potable architecture.
• Portability serves to enhance the freedom of choice of the
individual and the flexible use of city scape.
• The idea of portability not only serves to describe the way
constructions would serve the changing needs of cities and
their inhabitants, but also to show how cities can have a
networked relationship with each other.
• Nomadic way of life is once again getting dominant.
• Portability is a challenge that architecture has always had to
confront.
• Portable buildings are low-cost and this building type is an
important part of mainstream architectural development and
will continue to be so in future.
conclusion
Portability still remains a challenge to
be Accepted throughout the world. The
world Is changing technologically,
socially, economically and culturally;
and portability is a solution to various
problems being faced today. Being low
cost, it can also be of help to
youngsters and mediocre families. The
process of portable architecture may be
different but the output remains similar
or many times better than the
conventional ones.

10. 1.i) B) Prefabricated spaces
- A space, whose parts or the space as a whole is
Manufactured and constructed
using prefabrication

11. Research papers:
• Study on Pre-fabricated Modular and Steel Structures
(SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering (SSRG-IJCE) – volume 3 Issue 5 – May 2016)
• Performance of Modular Prefabricated Architecture: Case Study-Based
Review and Future Pathways (Academic Editor: Marc A. Rosen, Received: 9 May 2016;
Accepted: 13 June 2016; Published: 15 June 2016)
• Prefabricated construction for mass housing in Mumbai(International Journal of
Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering (IJIRAE) ISSN: 2349-2163 Volume 1 Issue 9 (October
2014)
Case Study:
• Mini Sky city, China

12. Conclusions on basis of research
papers and case study
The objectives and scope of prefabricated buildings are as jotted
below:-
1. To reduce the construction time and it’s cost.
2. To minimize the wastes and make it environment friendly.
3. To replace the traditional or conventional way of construction with
modern tools and technique.
4. To build light weight building and make earthquake resistant and
resistant to adverse climate.
5. To minimize the in-site construction.
6. To minimize the use of aggregates, bricks, rebars, cement,
aggregates and excessive water.
Necessity to adopt Prefabrication Method: to develop the nation in
minimum time, minimum cost without disturbing the environment

13. • Reduction of construction time (20%), reduction
of construction waste (56%), and reduction of
dust and noise on-site, as well as labour required
on-site (9.5%)
• 70% reduction in waste relative to site-intensive
concrete construction was estimated
• Over a 50 year life span LCA( life cycle
assessment) of modular and conventional
housing (floor area of 135 m2 in each case), it
was found that the conventional home produced
2.5 times more construction waste than the
modular home; additionally, the latter had 5%
less total life cycle energy consumption and 5%
less global warming potential than the former
due to higher air tightness

14. 1.i) C) Foldable spaces
- A space that can be transformed
So as to significantly change its
size

15. • as time changes, our needs
changes, and our design
needs to be transformable
according to time
• This is more of interior part
of any space
• This can be done by using
foldable furniture or sliding
elements or multipurpose
elements
• The main idea behind this is
to use minimum space for
placing objects that are to
be used for human comfort
and keeping the entire
structure light weight

16. 1.ii) North- East

17. • also known as "Paradise Unexplored"
• comprises eight states – Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagala
nd, Sikkim and Tripura.
• Siliguri Corridor in West Bengal, with a width of 21 to
40 kilometres (13 to 25 mi), connects the North Eastern
Region with East India.
• humid sub-tropical climate with hot, humid summers,
severe monsoons, and mild winters
• problems of ecosystem, high seismic activity, and floods
• has suffered from two great earthquakes (M > 8.0) –
1897 Assam earthquake and 1950 Assam-Tibet
earthquake – and about 20 large earthquakes (8.0 > M >
7.0) since 1897.[32][33] The 1950 Assam-Tibet
earthquake is still the largest earthquake in India.
• has over 220 ethnic groups

18. • All states have 80-90% rural area
• Pathetic socio-economic condition
• Most of the cities are under developed
• Health condition is not good
• No proper sanitary facilities
• Access to safe drinking water is very less
• Unemployment
• Only a few cities from a state are properly linked with main roadways.
• The region's high rainfall, averaging around 10,000 millimetres (390 in) and
above, creates problems of ecosystem, high seismic activity, and floods
Common problems of all states

19. 1.iii) North- East Tourism

20. Introduction on Tourism
• It involves activities of persons travelling to and staying in
places outside their usual environment for leisure,
business and other purposes.
• Basically, affected by natural urge of human beings for
new experiences, entertainment and education.
• Earlier, tourism was confined to traditions and culture of
any place.
• Trends in tourism have now changed with changing
desires of travellers changing the focus from traditional
and cultural spaces to nature and adventure.
• People prefer exploring and trying something new.
• It is among the top 10 sectors in India to attract the
highest foreign direct investment
• Domestic travellers are expected to contribute around
84.7% to total tourism revenues by 2024.

21. Tourism
North Indian Tourism
East Indian Tourism
South Indian Tourism
West Indian Tourism
Rural Tourism
Cruise Tourism
Sustainable Tourism
Adventure Tourism
Religious Tourism
Medical Tourism
Wellness Tourism
(On basis of regions) (types)

22. Effects of Tourism
• Social
• Economical
• Lifestyle
• Overall development of an area

23. Why North-east ?
• Land of undulating hills and plains with
luxuriant green cover and a wide variety or
rare and exotic flora and fauna
• unexplored
• highest number of domestic visitors
• covers 5 segments of tourism that are rural
tourism, Adventure tourism, Wellness
tourism, religious and medical tourism.
• Most preferable area in domestic tourism
• less availability of land for construction,
reducing forest area, disaster prone areas,
etc.
• Need of a sustainable idea

24. Investments in Tourism
Accommodation -
• Forest lodges.
• Tented accommodation.
• Tourist complexes / tourist lodges.
• Wayside amenities.
• Restaurants.
• Tourist reception centers.
• Pilgrim sheds / dormitories, etc. at pilgrimage centers.
Tourist transport -
• Mini-buses, jeeps, elephants, etc. for wild life viewing.
• Cruise boats, ferry launchers, etc. for water transport.
• Tourist coaches in selected circuits.
• Special tourist trains.
Road construction Package system

25. Reasons behind slow progress of North- East
tourism/ weak points of North- East tourism
• Unfulfilled expectations: Tourists expect to get a real life experience while visiting
North-East but they are actually taken to a few cities, shown some of the scenic
landscapes, given a hotel by the side of a valley to stay and shown sunrise or sunset
from some high points.
• Weak road links: Most of the areas of the region are not well linked with roads and
highways that makes reaching to a place from another difficult.

26. • Less infrastructure: Due to non-availability of land for
construction and a disaster prone area, the number of
hotels/ resorts are very less in number. Around 69% of
foreign and 77% of domestic tourist generally visits
the region within six-month span of autumn and
winter season.
• Conventional methods: Construction of hotels/
resorts using brick and concrete does not only affect
surrounding environment, but, is also risky to be built
in a disaster prone area. Landslides, earthquake,
flood, etc. are very common in this region.
Constructing a brick and concrete structure is a short
term investment as the material after destruction
can’t be reused. The structure also turns to be heavy
and can also lead to death of a person stuck inside.

27. 3) Concern
A PPF space can be a solution for the problem being faced by
North east region and tourism sector. This study focuses on
studying and analysing the impacts of a portable space in North
East and North East tourism.

28. 4) PPF space
Effects of Pre-fabricated space:
• Reduction of construction time (20%), reduction of construction
waste (56%), and reduction of dust and noise on-site, as well as
labour required on-site (9.5%)
• 70% reduction in waste relative to site-intensive concrete
construction was estimated
• Over a 50 year life span LCA (life cycle assessment) of modular
and conventional housing (floor area of 135 m2 in each case), it
was found that the conventional home produced 2.5 times
more construction waste than the modular home; additionally,
the latter had 5% less total life cycle energy consumption and
5% less global warming potential than the former due to higher
air tightness.
A PPF space is an amalgamation of three kinds of spaces: portable, pre-fabricated and transformable
space. These spaces are to be used as an alternative to hotels/resorts and transportation.

29. Characteristics of a PPF space (on basis of literature
review and case studies of portable, pre-fabricated and
foldable spaces)
• Easy availability.
• Light weight for easy handling and transport, and to economies on sections and sizes of
foundation.
• Thermal insulation property.
• Easy workability.
• Durability in all weather conditions.
• Non-combustibility.
• Economical
• Sound insulation.
• Sustainable
• Space can be transformed every time according to client’s need.
• If the structure is destroyed, the material can be reused
• Chances of death of a person stuck inside during any calamity is reduced

30. Structure of a PPF space
The structure uses the idea of providing all the facilities in minimum area in most comfortable way.
The structure can be made vernacular by using the most available material in the region i.e. bamboo.
Outer skin of the structure can be made using bamboo fitted on a steel frame that may provide
strength to the structure needed during movement. The controlling cabin is permanently attached to
the structure. The resting area is the one that can be transformed according to the need of hour. This
structure can be run by using CNG or electrical equipment.

31. Impacts of a PPF space
• Tourism sector will only need to focus on construction of such structures and roads.
• Travelling in a region with less facilities would become easier.
• As more number of such spaces will be introduced, more people will get employed for various
works such as construction, driving, etc.
• Tourists will be able to access interior areas of the states where construction is not allowed or not
possible.
• This may improve the connection between the people of North- East and the incoming ones.
• Due to more interaction, people of North- east may get knowledge of advancements coming in
today’s life that may help them to progress in their routine life.
• Having a space that can access any area will let tourists explore the region more and more without
any tension of climate, animals or searching a shelter.
• During any calamity, people will be able to move from one place to another easily.
• Availability of new jobs or a better connection with outer world may help in making the socio-
economic conditions of the region better.
• Use of vernacular materials will keep the structure eco-friendly

32. 5) Scope
• If feasible, these spaces can act as an alternative of conventional hotels,
resorts and various vehicles used while travelling.
• These spaces can help in transforming today’s North East tourism industry
into a new and better one, where less investments and efforts can give
better results in all aspects.
• Introduction of these spaces in tourism industry will also help in regional
development.
• These spaces can be used during the time of calamity.
• These can also be used as a proper residence by the people.

33. Limitation
• Module designing is not included in this study. There can be
further study on designing different modules as per
requirements.
• This study does not specify the success rate of portable
( portable, foldable and prefabricated) spaces in North east
tourism or the percentage of people using it.

34. 6) Why not vanity vans or camper vans ?
• Made using the outer skin of automobile
• Costly
• Non-attractive
• Non-affordable for middle class

35. ANALYSIS OF PORTABLE SPACES IN CONTEXT WITH NORTH EAST&
NORTH EAST TOURISM
NAME : HIMANI MISHRA
GUIDE : AR. RIDHIMA MADAN SETH

36. Thank you