This document provides details about the River Song Apartment housing project in Kollam, Kerala. It was designed by students from the School of Architecture. The project consists of a villament block and 6 split-level villas situated on a hillock overlooking valleys. Emphasis was placed on minimizing the building footprint and maximizing open green space. Sustainable design principles like optimal ventilation, natural lighting, and reuse of materials were incorporated.

1. RIVER SONG APARTMENT
NIZAR RAHIM AND MARK
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE , KOLLAM
MUHAMMED ASLEM NAZAR

2. THIS DOCUMENTATION IS DONE BY THE STUDENTS OF NIZAR RAHIM AND MARK
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, S4 BATCH GROUP NUMBER 3.
 MUHAMMED ASLEM NAZAR
 AROMAL BANNERJI
 JASEEM S
 AJIMSHA S
 NADHEEM NIZAR
 ABHISHEK R
 FATHIMA BASHEER A
 SAYMA S
 SHEMEER K
 RAVI SANKAR C

3. NEAREST LAND MARK IS
PANTHEERAMKAVU HIGHER SECONDRY
SCHOOL (300 METER )

4. LOCATED IN PANTHEERANKAVU ,KOZHIKODE, RIVER SONG APARTMENT IS A PREMIUM HOUSING
PROJECT LAUNCHED BY GOOD EARTH.
THE PROJECT OFFERS APARTMENT IN 2, 3 BHK CONFIGURATIONS RANGING FROM 1710 SQFT
TO 2187 SQFT. THESE UNITS IN CALICUT SOUTH, ARE AVAILABLE AT AN ATTRACTIVE PRICE
POINTS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUYERS
. THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED PROPERTY AND POSSESSION IS SCHEDULED BY POSSESSION ON
DEC 14.
THESE UNITS OFFER NATURAL VENTILATION AND CONVENIENT LOCATION, AND BOASTS MANY
LUXURIOUS AMENITIES, SUCH AS CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA, 24X7 SECURITY SERVICES,
LANDSCAPED GARDENS, ETC.

6.  Goodearth Riversong,a Community Housing In Calicut, Kerala,nesties Homes That Facilities Sustainable Living In Present
Times.The Community Is Set A Top A Hillock Accesed By A Long Winding Road Beside The Mampuzha River,and Includes A
Villament Block And 6 Villas Place Peripherliy.
 With The Picturesque Site Overlooking Wide Forested Valleys On All Four Sides,in The Villament Unit T2,the Primary
Design Intention Of The Interiors Was To Countinue The Same Feel Of The Outside Into The Rest Of The Interior Space.

7.  Covering A Floor Area Of 2100 Ft2,the Planning Is Open And Flexible , functional And Flexible Spaces Define
It As An Extension Of The Setting , with Simplicity And Minimalism As The Underlying Philosophy.
 The Feel Of The Green Courts ,wide Corridor's And Sense Of Openness Outside The Unit Was Continued Into
The Interiors, Whereby The Unit T2 Responds To The Site As Well.
 The Idea Behind The Design Was To Create An Urban Iving Solution With In A natural Setting.
 The Charm Of Rural Life Is Invoked By The Rustic Interiors , with Textures, Colours And Finishes.
 The Plan Evolved From The Need Of Optimally Use The Morning Sun And Wind . The Bedroom And Terrace
Garden In The Villament Unit Are Oriented To The North And East To Capture The Morning Sun And All
Fenestrations Carefully Positioned Facing The Windward And Leeward Sides To Optimise Flow Of Wind
Within.

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 THE WIND PATH IS FROM
SOUTH-WEST TO NORTH-
EAST
 ONLY TRADE WIND IS
PRESENT HERE
 SUN PATH IS FROM EAST
TO WEST , SLIGHTLY
INCLINED TO SOUTH
 THE COURTYARD IS
FACING TOWARDS THE
SOUTH-WEST SIDE. HELPS
TO TRAP THE WIND
TOWARS THIS BUILDING

9. "CREATING HOMES WITHOUT DISTURBING NATURAL BALANCE,ENSURE THAT HARMONY IS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN
A BUILT SPACE AND ITS PRISTIME SOURROUNDINGS. THIS LEADS TO MODEL HOMES BY FOLLOWING DICTATES OF
NATURE,RATHER THAN BY OPPOSING THEM".
The Interiors Of T2 Are Designed As An Extension Of The Setting , letting The Designed Space Speak For Itself Rather
Than Overplaying The Interiors. The Hide And Seek In The Treatment Of Spaces Within The Unit Creates Symphonies
That Effortlessly Blend In With The Beauty Of Its Surroundings.
1 LIVING
2 BEDROOM
3 BALCONY
4 BEDROOM
5 DINING
ROOM
6 KITCHEN
7 TOILET

10.  COMMUNITY HOUSING THAT FACILITATES SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN PRESENT TIMES, GOODEARTH RIVERSONG
IS SYNTHESIS OF CONTEXTUAL PARAMETERS AND USER REQUIREMENTS , WITH A VILLAMENT BLOCK ON THE
CENTRAL MOUND AND 6 VILLAS PLACED PERIPHERALLY.
 PLANNING- MINIMAL BUILT FOOTPRINT,REMAINING GREENSCAPE INTERACTING WITH BUILT ENVIRONMENT.
 THE WIND MOVES ALONG THE ACCESS ROAD WITH VILLAS
PLACED ALONG THE SIDES INTO THE GREEN COURTS AT THE
HIGHEST POINT WHERE THE VILLAMENTS ARE LOCATED .
 TOTAL PLOT AREA- 209.6 CENTS
 VILLAMENT BUILT UP AREA -6186.39 SQM
 6 VILLAS AVERAGE BUILT UP AREA -272.89 SQM (AVERAGE 1 UNIT
-2500 SQFT)
 TOTAL BUILT UP AREA-6459.28 SQM
 SITE COVERAGE-30.81%

11.  THE BUILDING IS ALLIGNED ACCORDING TO THE CONTOURS OF HILLOCK.
 BY MAINTAINING THE CONTOUR THEY GIVE A MESSAGE OF RESPECTING THE NATURE ,AND THUS NOT HARMING ITS
HARMONY
 COMPARED TO THE LEVEL OF COURTYARD CAR PARKING IS 150 CENTIMETERS BELOW.
 RETAINING WALLS ARE PROVIDED FOR MAINTAIN THE PRIVACY FOR VILLAS AND STRENGTH FOR APPARTMENT.

12.  INDIVIDUAL VILLAS ARE DESIGNED AS SPLIT LEVEL VILLAS WITH OPEN PLAN, NOT OBSTRUCTING ANY VIEW
OF VILLAMENTS OR COMMON SPACES
 THE WINDING ACCESS ROAD LEADS TO AN ELEVATED RAMP THAT LOOKS UP THE HILLOCK.ON ASCENDING
THE LOW RISE VILLAMENTS G+3 ARE REVEALED THROUGH THE VARIOUS SURPRISE POINTS ALONG THE ROAD.
 TOTAL OF 28 VILLAMENTS SEVEN ON EACH FLOOR ECH HAVING ITS OWN TERRACE GARDEN.

13.  ALL CORRIDORS AND OTHER COMMON SPACES ENCOURAGE
HORIZONTAL INTERACTION AMONGST RESIDENTS.
 ORIENTED ALONG THE SW-NE DIRECTION,THE BREEZE FROM THE
WESTERN VALLEY IS WELCOMED INTO THE UNITS AND ESCAPES
OUT THROUGH FENESTRATIONS PLANNED TO LET IT TRAVEL
THROUGH THE BUILT FORM.
 PRINCIPLES LIKE VENTURI EFFECT ARE USED TO PUSH THE AIR
FROM THE CANOPIED COURT OPENING THROUGH THE WIDE
OPEN CORRIDOR TO FENESTRATIONS OF THE DWELLING UNITS
 THE VENTILATIONS FROM THE TOILETS ARE COVERED WITH
PROPER MESHES OF SMALL SEAVES
 SUN SHADES ARE AT A LENGTH OF 70 CENTIMETERS.

14.  A double layer skin using hollow terracotta blocks
 Help the interior cooler and shields from heavy moisture during the monsoon.
 Cavity between the double wall provides a continuous air flow venting out hot air via roof thus keeping interior
walls cooler

15.  HORIZONTAL TRELLIS WORK COVER RAIN WATER
PIPES ACT AS FAÇADE TREATMENT AND ALSO
ENCOURAGES VERTICAL COVER
 FOR THE FIRE PIPE ALSO THEY HAD PROVIDED THE
SAME TRELLIS.
 HORIZONTAL LANDSCAPES EXTEND INTO VERTICAL
GARDENS.
 THE WINDOWS ARE ENCLOSED BY THIS VERTICAL
GARDENS WHICH ARE ALLIGNED IN THE SOUTH-WEST
DIRECTION TO PREVENT RADIATION.

16.  A TASTE FOR INDIAN ART WORK HAS RESULTED IN AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF VARIOUS ARTIFACTS OVER THE
YEARS THAT ADD CHARACTER TO THE INTERIORS .THESE HAVE BEEN PLACED IN NICHES WITH STONE IN EXPOSED
MASONRY WALLS.
 INTERPLAY OF TEXTURES FOR THE FLOORING IS COMPOSED BY THE INTERLOCKING UNPOLISHED GRANITE AND
POLISHED TERRACOTTA TILES.
 RECYCLED WOOD,EXPOSED BRICK,PRUSSIAN BLUE,WHITE,TERRACOTTA,UNPOLISHED GRANITE,BAMBOO SCREEN
CURTAINS;T-2 INTERIOR IS A SUM OF ALL THESE HUMBLE MATERIALS AND COLORS.THE SPLATTER OF BLUE
AGAINST THE RED-BROWN BRICK AND TERRACOTTA UPLIFT THE INTERIORS WHILE THE PURE WHITE NEUTRALIZES
THE BLUE.
 THE IDEA WAS TO BASICALLY USE NATURAL OR
RECYCLED MATERIALS WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
 FLOORING IS DONE USING TERRACOTTA WHICH
BESIDES BEING A NATURAL BUILDING MATERIAL.
 ALSO INCREASES CONFORT LEVEL BY BRINGING IN
COOLNESS.THE USE OF PRIMITIVE,RUSTIC TEXTURES
INSTEAD OF REFINED,POLISHED TEXTURES TAKES
ONE BACK IN TIME,WHILE STILL ENJOYING THE
COMFORTS OF MODERN LIVING.

17.  THE USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS FOR FURNITURE INCREASES
THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE HOME.RECYCLED WOOD FROM
AN OLD HOUSE IS USED TO MAKE FRAMES OF DOORS AND
WINDOWS .
 THE KITCHEN CABINETS ARE MADE OF PACKING CASES AND
CONTAINER WOOD USED FOR SHIPPING IN EXPORTED
GOODS.
 ANTIQUE WOOD IN DIFFERENT FORMS ADD TIMELESS
CHARACTER TO THE SPACES.THE CAREFULLY CRAFTED
INTERIORS,THE COLOURS AND THE TEXTURES POLISH IT OFF
AND PROVIDE THE PERFECT BACK DROP FOR A DAY OF QUIET
MUSING OR READING.
 KEEPING THE CLIENT REQUIREMENTS AND CONSTRAINS OF THE
MODERN NUCLEAR FAMILY IN MIND,THE SPACES ARE DESIGNED
SO THAT THEREBY,INTERACTION BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS IS
ENSURED

18.  NO SEPERATE "DINING"AREA HAS BEEN
ALLOCATED.
 BUT INSTEAD,SPACE IS DESIGNED TO BE
A PART OF THE KITCHEN ,
 SO THAT IT MAY BE USED BOTH AS A
DINING SPACE AND AS A WORK SPACE
DURING NON-MEAL TIMES.
 THUS RAPPORT IS INCREASED BETWEEN
THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND WHOEVER
TAKES ON THE ROLE OF 'CHEF OF THE
DAY'IN THE KITCHEN.
 THE INTERIOR DESIGNING IS UPTO THE CLIENTS.
 THERE ARE NO PATRICIAN WALLS BETWEEN THE FAMILY LIVING AND THE PUBLIC LIVING.
 HUMAN RELATIONS ARE BEING PRESERVING HERE BY THE OPENNESS .

19. Bay windows – views of the valley Vertical garden- act as a curtain
Roofs are decorated with recycled wooden panels from container cases

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 TOTAL AREA OF THE SITE 2.10 ACRE
 COVERAGE = 30%
 FAR >1
 COMMON ENTRY FOR VILLAS AND APARTMENT
 VILLAS ARE DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE
CONTOUR
 PLAN OF VILLAS ARE DIFFERENT ACCORDING TO
THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITION

23.  THE APARTMENT HAS A COMBINATION OF 2 AND 3BHK .
 2BHK IS PROVIDED WITH AN EXTRA STUDY ROOM.
 3BHK LACKS THIS FEATURE.
 THE AREA OF 2BHK DOES NOT EXCEED 1710 SQUARE FEET.
 THE AREA OF 3BHK DOES NOT EXCEED 2060 SQFT.
 EACH DWELLING HAS TERRACE GARDENS.
 EACH DWELLING HAS TWO LIVINGS
 OPEN KITCHENS

25.  EFFECTIVE USE OF TERRAIN WITH SPLIT LEVEL
VILLAS AND VILLAMENTS AT THE CENTRE OF THE
MOUND RETAINS THE NATURAL LAND PROFILE
ALLOWING NATURAL DRAINAGE PATTERNS.
 THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT COVERS ONLY 31% OF
SITE.THE REST BEING UNDISTURBED
GREENSCAPE,KITCHEN GARDENS,INTERLOCKS
WITH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.HORIZONTAL
LANDSCAPES EXTEND AND GROW INTO VERTICAL
GARDENS THAT EMBRACE THE BUILT FORM.ROCK
FEATURES HAVE BEEN RETAINED ON THE SITE AS
LANDSCAPE FEATURES.
 THE ENTIRE COURT PLANNING IS VEHICULAR-FREE
AND DISABLED-FRIENDLY WITH RAMPS
CONNECTING ALL THE LEVELS
 AS A COMMUNITY THAT AIMS TO BE
SUSTAINABLE,RIVERSONG ALSO HAS A SOLAR
PLANT ON THE ROOF,WITH 11 PANELS
PRODUCING 37.5KV.THIS HAS BEEN SUPPORTING
USING SOLAR.

26.  THE TEMPORARY COVERED TERRACE AREA HAS
3 ZONES.THIS INCLUDES A PARTY AREA FOR THE
RESIDENTS AND SOLAR PANELS WITH THE
SPACE BELOW PROVIDING SPACE FOR THE
RESIDENTS TO HANG LAUNDRY.
 A NON-AIR CONDITIONED GYM WITH
EFFECTIVE CROSS VENTILATION AND BREEZE
,READING AREA AND SPACE FOR PLAYING
TABLE-TENNIS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED.

27.  WASTE MATERIALS GENERATED ON SITE HAVE BEEN
EXTENSIVELY REUSED TO CREATE NEW ELEMENTS.
 BROCKEN BRICKS IS USED TO DETAIL THE RETAINING WALL.
 POTS USED TO MIX CEMENT
HAVE BEEN COUPLED WITH
SHOCK ABSORBERS OF BIKES
TO CREATE CUSTOM
DESIGNED BOLLARDS ON
SITE.
 SEASONED BAMBOO
SECTION SUSPENDED FROM
THE CEILING AONG WITH
THE TERRACOTTA TILE PIXEL
ART ON THE LOBBY WALLS.

28.  A PLAY AREA FOR KIDS HAS BEEN PLANNED ON ONE END OF THE SITE KEEPING
WITH THE UNDULATING TERRAIN OF THE HILLOCK AND A SWIMMING POOL ON
THE OTHER SIDE.
 THE APPARTMENT HAS LARGE GARDEN AREA ON THE THREE SIDES EXCEPT THE
FRONT.
 AFTER THE SEDIMENTATION OF SOLID PARTICLES THE OVERFLOWING WASTE
WATER FROM THE SEPTIC TANK MIXED WITH THE WATER AND SPRINKING TO
THE GARDEN USING SPRINKLERS.
 DUE TO THE BACTERIAL INFECTION THIS PROCESS HAPPENDS ONLY TWICE IN A
WEEK.

31.  SWIMMING POOL IS IN THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF THE APARTMENT
 GIVES A VAST VIEW TO THE LUSH GREENERY OF COCONUT TREES

32.  DEAPTH OF POOL : 400 CMS
 TYPE OF POOL : INFINITY POOL
 WARNING BOARDS ON THE CORNER
 SHOWER AREA IS PROVIDED NEARBY
 AREA OF THE POOL : 1200 X 600 CMS

33.  DRAINAGES ARE IN THE 3 SIDES.
 THE SPILLED WATER WILL BE COLLECTED BENEATH.
 THE USED WATER FROM THE POOL DIRECTLY GOES TO THE WATER RECYCLING UNIT.

34.  CANOPY USED ABOVE
THE COURTYARD INSTEAD
OF GLASS.
 HELPS TO REDUCE
TEMPERATURE.
 TENSILE STRUCTURE

35.  CANOPY PLACED ABOVE THE COURTYARD. IN CASE OF LOW PRESSURE WIND, IT WILL NOT LET THEM IN . MEANS THE
WIND PATH WONT DISTURB BY THE CANOPY
 BUT IN CASE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE WIND , THE CAP OF THE CANOPY OPENS AND THE WIND WILL PASS THROUGH IT.
SO THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE WIND WILL CONVERT TO LOW PRESSURE WIND.

36.  THERE ARE 3 STAIRCASES AND ONE
LIFT IN THE APARTMENT.
 FIRST STAIRCASE IS FOR COMMON
USE.
 SECOND STAIRCASE IS FOR THE
FIRE EXIT.
 THIRD STAIRCASE IS CONNECTED
WITH THE PARKING LAUNCH .
WHICH THE THE DRIVERS CAN
ACCESS THE ROOMS EASILY
 THE LIFT IS HAVING A MAXIMUM
OCCUPANCY OF 6 MEMBERS.

37.  GYMNASIUM IS IN THE TERRACE
WITH A TEMPERARY SHEET ROOF.
 CONTAINS MULTY FITNESS
MECHINE AND SETS OF
DUMBBELLS.
 BECAUSE OF THE OPEN SIDE
WALLS NO NEED OF FAN. THE
PLACEMENT OF THIS IS IN THE
PATH OF THE WIND.

39.  PARKING AREA IS IN THE GROUND FLOOR. ITS
MADE BY UTILISING THE CONTOUR SITE
 30 CAR CAN PARK AT A TIME
 2.4 METER IS THE CLEARANCE OF THE PARKING
AREA
 THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL PARKING AREA FOR THE GUESTS
 WHICH IS HAVING AN OCCUPANCY OF 2 CARS AND 2
BIKES
 THEY HAD PROVIDED 1 CAR AND 1 BIKE PARKING AREA FOR
EACH DWELLINGS.

40.  NEAR THE PARKING AREA THEY HAD PROVIDED A
DRIVERS ROOM.
 WHICH IS HAVING AN AREA OF 3M X 3M
 IT IS ATTACHED WITH A WASH AREA AND A TOILET.
 IN THE DRIVERS ROOM THERE ARE FACILITYS TO TAKE
REST AND FOR READING NEWS PAPERS.
 DRINKING WATER FACILITY IS ALSO AVAILABLE HERE.

41.  CAR WASHING AREA IS PROVIDED IN
THE END OF THE CAR PARKING AREA.
 IT IS IN THE SOUTH EAST OF THE
APARTMENT. SO NO NEED OF CARING
THE SUN LIGHT.
 AT A TIME TWO CAR CAN WASH HERE

42.  ELECTRIC ROOM IS NEARBY THE ENTRANCE.
 IT’S A BIG ROOM WITH AN AREA OF 5METER X 6 METER
 FOR EACH AND EVERY FLOOR THERE ARE SEPARATE MCB AND ELCB ARE
PROVIDED
 THE CURRENT CHARGE FOR THIS APARTMENT IS JUST > 1000 BECAUSE OF
THE SOLAR POWER PLANT

43.  SOLAR POWER PLANT IS THE MOST
EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL SYSTEM
WHICH IS RUNNING OVER HERE.
 THEY NEED 30KWH, BUT GETTING AN
AMOUNT OF 37.5 KWH FROM THIS PLANT
 THE 40% OF THE ROOF IS COVERED WITH THE
SOLAR PANELS.
 IT COASTS 40,00000 AS A MUTUAL INVERSTMENT
 EXCEPT THE LIFT ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL
EQUIOPMENTS ARE WORKING WITH THIS SOLAR
POWER.

44.  SECURITY CABIN IS IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE
ENTRANCE.
 THERE ARE TWO ENTRANCE OVER HER. ONE
FOR PEDESTRIANS AND THE OTHER FOR
VEHICLES.
 PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE HAVING A LINKED
PATHWAY TO THE SECURITY CABIN.
 THE AREA OF THE ROOM IS 2.5 METER X 2
METER.
 THE ROOF OF THE CABIN IS COVERED WITH
CLIMBERS. SO THAT THE TEMPERATURE WILL
BE LESS INSIDE.
 THERE IS A REGISTER FOR THE VISITORS

45.  THE INDOOR STADIUM IS CONSISTING OF TABLE
TENNIS ROOM AND CAROM BOARD ROOM.
 BOTH ARE IN THE TERRACE ,NEARBY THE GYM
 THERE IS A CHESS BOARD NEAR THE CAROM BOARD
 AREA OF THE TOTAL STADIUM IS 12METER X 8METER.

46.  BADMINTON AND BASKETBALL COURT
IS IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
APPARTMENT
 NEARBY THE COURT DRINKING WATER
FACILITY IS AVAILABLE

47.  THE RAIN FALLING ABOVE THE ROOF AND THE SOLAR
PANELS ARE REDIRECTING TOWARDS THE WATER
STORAGING UNITS USING PVC PIPES AND ALUMINIUM
SHEET CANALS.
 THE CAPACITY OF THE STORAGE UNIT IS 1,00000 LITER.
 AFTER THE SEDEMENTATION PROCESS IT WILL BE PASSED
THROUGH (RO)WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM.

48.  THIS PLANT IS IN GROUND FLOOR NEAR
THE PARKING AREA.
 AREA REQUIRED FOR THIS ROOM IS 4.5
METERSQUARE.
 THE WATER PURIFICATION AND PUMBING
SYSTEM IS COLLABRATED HERE.

49.  BIOGAS PLANT IS SITUATED IN THE SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF THE APARTMENT.
 THE WASTE PIPE FROM THE KITCHEN IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS PLANT.
 THE BIOGAS FROM THIS PLANT IS FILLED IN THE GAS CYLINDERS AND CAN USED IN KITCHEN.

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