Write up tries to distinguish between plotted and flatted development , their comparative advantages and context in the planning and development of human habitat. It also evaluates the efficacy and efficiency of the two typologies
Housing case study(KAFCO housing,Aranya lowcost housing, TARA housing)Sumaiya Islam
KAFCO Housing,Bangladesh
Tara Housing,India
Aranya low cost Housing,India
Helen Housing, Switzerland
Oil and Mineral Exploration and
Development Corporation
Housing, Bangladesh
Housing case study(KAFCO housing,Aranya lowcost housing, TARA housing)Sumaiya Islam
KAFCO Housing,Bangladesh
Tara Housing,India
Aranya low cost Housing,India
Helen Housing, Switzerland
Oil and Mineral Exploration and
Development Corporation
Housing, Bangladesh
A complete case study on group housing project,
sustainable environment.
Housing society studied are
1) Amrapali Vananchal City, Bhilai
2) Amrapali Silicon City, Noida
3) Interlace Housing, Singapore
GROUP HOUSING : A DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE ACCOMODATES THE GROUP RATHER THAN THE UNIT AND ITS THEREFORE PUBLIC AS WELL AS PRIVATE. IT IS FIMILIAR THROUGH THE WIDWSPREAD DEVELOPMENT OF MASS HOUSING IN THE WORLD IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES FIND LIVING SPACE EITHER IN M ULTIPLE DWELLINGS OR SINGLE LINITS PRODUCED IN QUALITY . GROUP HOUSING IS PRODUSED BY MANY KINDS OF CULTURES BY COMMUNAL STATES TO EQALIZE LIVING STANDDARDS BY TYRANTS TO ASSURE A DOCILE LABOUR FORCE, AND BY FEDUAL OR CASTE SYSTEM TO BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBERS OF A CLASS.
2. CLUSTER HOUSING
A SUBDIVISION TECHNIQUES WHERE KNOWN
AS ZERO –LOT –LINE HOUSING OR HIGH DENSITY
HOUSING DWELLING ARE GROUPED TOGHTHER
WITH COMMON AREA LEFT FOR RECREATION .
RAW HOUSING
ONE OF A SERIES OF HOUSES , OFTEN AS SIMILAR
OR IDENTICAL DESIGN, SITUATED SIDE BY SIDE
AND JOINED COMMON WALLS
3. PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA
2 MILLION NON-SLUM URBAN POOR HOUSEHOLD
ARE PROPOSED TO BE COVERDED UNDER THE MISSION.
RAJIV AWAS YOJANA
IT UNCOURAGE “SLUM FREE INDIA” IN CITIES
IN WHICH EVERY CITIZEN HAS ACEES TO BASIC AMENITIES.
PRADHAN MANTRI GRAMIN AWAS YOZANA
PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RURAL
POOR FOR CONSTRUCTING THEIR HOUSES THEMSELVES.
HOUSING FOR ALL BY 2022
MISSSION APPROVED A SUBSTANCIAL INCREAS IN INTEREST
RELIFE ON LOAN FOR THE URBAN POOR
TO PROMOTE AFFORDEBLE HOMES.
INTEREST SUBSIDY SCHEMES FOR HOUSING URBAN
THE SCHEMES ENVISAGES THE PROVISION OF
INTEREST TO EWS AND LIG SEGMENTS TO
ENABLES THEM TO BUY OR CONSTRUCT HOUSES.
4.Lower Income Group
Economic Weaker Section (EWS) means households with monthly household income upto Rs. 5000/- per month or as revised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India from time to time. Lower Income Group (LIG) means households with monthly household income between Rs. 5001/- to Rs.
5.Development of Group Housing will be under provision
of master plan, Enclave development plan and layout plan.
Minimum area of plot will be 2000sq.m
Land proposed for group housing will be located at 12m
wide exiting road, But the distance of the plot from 18m
(or above) wide road will not be more than 100m.
Slilt floor will be permitted for the purpose of parking in
group housing buildings, height of which of which be
2.1m up to the beam.
if slilt floor is used for purpose other than parking then
it will be counted in F.A.R.
Park and open area will be provided at the rate of
1.0sq.m. per person or 15% of the whole area,
whichever is more, in the plot of area 3000sq.m (or above).
study of famous housing projects by architect Charles Correa.
1. BELAPUR Housing
2. Kanchanjunga Apartments
3. Tarapur housing
Authors- Richa, Parveen n Aarti
In continuation of my previous article few more points have been added to make the difference between plotted and flatted development more comprehensive in order to understand the the context and genesis of both kinds of development more clearly.
Housing Typlogies- Difference between Plotted Development and Flatted Develop...JIT KUMAR GUPTA
Housing typologies have been engaging the attention of architects, planners and the agencies involved in planning and construction of housing. Different typologies have been evolved and debated in terms of their limitations and positivity. Attempt has been made in the text to compare, contrast and evaluate two typopgies of houssing which remain most favoured with the house builders- Platted development/ Flatted development. Looking at the entire context, it appears that despite limitations, Flatted Development offers the best option for creating mass housing, economizing cost of construction; optimization of land utilization; promoting community centric housing; creating safe neighborhoods; promoting innovations and using state of art technologies; making cities compact and reducing cost of services; promoting large-scale rain water harvesting; promoting inhouse reuse/recycle of waste; reducing water /energy consumption; making community net- zero water/ net-zero energy; creating culture of urban agriculture and minimizing inter-city travel and traffic. Flatted development is known for social, economic, environmental and physical advantages besides making cities clean and green. It is also known to create win-win situation for both individuals, communities, city, state and nation. However, the positivity of flatted development will largely depend upon the innovative options used/adopted for planning, designing, construction and management of such housing.
A complete case study on group housing project,
sustainable environment.
Housing society studied are
1) Amrapali Vananchal City, Bhilai
2) Amrapali Silicon City, Noida
3) Interlace Housing, Singapore
GROUP HOUSING : A DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE ACCOMODATES THE GROUP RATHER THAN THE UNIT AND ITS THEREFORE PUBLIC AS WELL AS PRIVATE. IT IS FIMILIAR THROUGH THE WIDWSPREAD DEVELOPMENT OF MASS HOUSING IN THE WORLD IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES FIND LIVING SPACE EITHER IN M ULTIPLE DWELLINGS OR SINGLE LINITS PRODUCED IN QUALITY . GROUP HOUSING IS PRODUSED BY MANY KINDS OF CULTURES BY COMMUNAL STATES TO EQALIZE LIVING STANDDARDS BY TYRANTS TO ASSURE A DOCILE LABOUR FORCE, AND BY FEDUAL OR CASTE SYSTEM TO BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBERS OF A CLASS.
2. CLUSTER HOUSING
A SUBDIVISION TECHNIQUES WHERE KNOWN
AS ZERO –LOT –LINE HOUSING OR HIGH DENSITY
HOUSING DWELLING ARE GROUPED TOGHTHER
WITH COMMON AREA LEFT FOR RECREATION .
RAW HOUSING
ONE OF A SERIES OF HOUSES , OFTEN AS SIMILAR
OR IDENTICAL DESIGN, SITUATED SIDE BY SIDE
AND JOINED COMMON WALLS
3. PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA
2 MILLION NON-SLUM URBAN POOR HOUSEHOLD
ARE PROPOSED TO BE COVERDED UNDER THE MISSION.
RAJIV AWAS YOJANA
IT UNCOURAGE “SLUM FREE INDIA” IN CITIES
IN WHICH EVERY CITIZEN HAS ACEES TO BASIC AMENITIES.
PRADHAN MANTRI GRAMIN AWAS YOZANA
PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO RURAL
POOR FOR CONSTRUCTING THEIR HOUSES THEMSELVES.
HOUSING FOR ALL BY 2022
MISSSION APPROVED A SUBSTANCIAL INCREAS IN INTEREST
RELIFE ON LOAN FOR THE URBAN POOR
TO PROMOTE AFFORDEBLE HOMES.
INTEREST SUBSIDY SCHEMES FOR HOUSING URBAN
THE SCHEMES ENVISAGES THE PROVISION OF
INTEREST TO EWS AND LIG SEGMENTS TO
ENABLES THEM TO BUY OR CONSTRUCT HOUSES.
4.Lower Income Group
Economic Weaker Section (EWS) means households with monthly household income upto Rs. 5000/- per month or as revised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India from time to time. Lower Income Group (LIG) means households with monthly household income between Rs. 5001/- to Rs.
5.Development of Group Housing will be under provision
of master plan, Enclave development plan and layout plan.
Minimum area of plot will be 2000sq.m
Land proposed for group housing will be located at 12m
wide exiting road, But the distance of the plot from 18m
(or above) wide road will not be more than 100m.
Slilt floor will be permitted for the purpose of parking in
group housing buildings, height of which of which be
2.1m up to the beam.
if slilt floor is used for purpose other than parking then
it will be counted in F.A.R.
Park and open area will be provided at the rate of
1.0sq.m. per person or 15% of the whole area,
whichever is more, in the plot of area 3000sq.m (or above).
study of famous housing projects by architect Charles Correa.
1. BELAPUR Housing
2. Kanchanjunga Apartments
3. Tarapur housing
Authors- Richa, Parveen n Aarti
In continuation of my previous article few more points have been added to make the difference between plotted and flatted development more comprehensive in order to understand the the context and genesis of both kinds of development more clearly.
Housing Typlogies- Difference between Plotted Development and Flatted Develop...JIT KUMAR GUPTA
Housing typologies have been engaging the attention of architects, planners and the agencies involved in planning and construction of housing. Different typologies have been evolved and debated in terms of their limitations and positivity. Attempt has been made in the text to compare, contrast and evaluate two typopgies of houssing which remain most favoured with the house builders- Platted development/ Flatted development. Looking at the entire context, it appears that despite limitations, Flatted Development offers the best option for creating mass housing, economizing cost of construction; optimization of land utilization; promoting community centric housing; creating safe neighborhoods; promoting innovations and using state of art technologies; making cities compact and reducing cost of services; promoting large-scale rain water harvesting; promoting inhouse reuse/recycle of waste; reducing water /energy consumption; making community net- zero water/ net-zero energy; creating culture of urban agriculture and minimizing inter-city travel and traffic. Flatted development is known for social, economic, environmental and physical advantages besides making cities clean and green. It is also known to create win-win situation for both individuals, communities, city, state and nation. However, the positivity of flatted development will largely depend upon the innovative options used/adopted for planning, designing, construction and management of such housing.
Presentation tries to do a comparative analysis of plotted development and flatted development. It provides fuel for thought to architects, planners and policy makers about the options they should exercise while looking for planning communities and creating housing stock to meet the objective of housing for all.
Public Private Partnership in Affordable HousingJIT KUMAR GUPTA
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Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund – UNCCD Global MechanismCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by UNCCD Global Mechanism was given at a session titled "Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/
Presentation focuses on various aspects of buildings- how they have to be planned, designed, oriented, constructed using materials and technologies to make them Green in real sense of the term - to make them supportive and promoter of sustainability.
Increasing problems of climate change, rising temperature, global warming and increasing carbon footprints, can be largely attributed to the manner in which built environment is being planned, designed, constructed and created .
Considering the role, relevance and importance, buildings need to be made more environmentally sustainable; economically vibrant/ productive and physically better place to live and work.
Making built environment more productive, sustainable and inclusive, calls for looking into and exploring the innovative options of; Rationalizing and redefining the process of planning, designing, constructing and maintaining the buildings; Making built environment energy/resource efficient and environment friendly; mitigating heat island, making buildings safe against natural and manmade disasters. In order to make building supportive of environment and ecology ;buildings have to be made sustainable, smart and intelligent, so that agenda to make buildings vibrant and least consumer of energy/resources /generator of waste.
In the last five years, the term green roof has taken on ecological and social significance beyond its seemingly simplistic description, this term has become an epithet for the reduction of pollution and improving urban environment, for large scale mitigation of storm water runoff, and for maximum utilization of urban land.
Erbil the capital city of Kurdistan region is facing a lot of environmental problems such as waste water treatment, water supply, land preservation, air and noise pollution due to the increasing number of cars, in addition, interestingly recent statistics suggested that the percentage of green areas in Erbil is approximately 6.5%, while according to international standards 30% of urban areas should be green.
Green roofs infrastructure on the other hand promises to become an increasingly important solution for building owners and community planners which provides a significant numbers of social, environmental and economic benefits that are both public and private nature.
Research problem is the ambiguity of green roofs implementation techniques in the region and the goal is initiated to determine the obstacle and challenges of green roofs implementations in Erbil city as case field by analyzing international experiences and concluding Erbil’s green roofs criteria.
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Cities in India are known to be in perpetual crisis; facing numerous crises in terms of; crisis of rational growth, crisis of orderly and planned development; crisis of effective and efficient urban management; crisis of making provision of basic infrastructure and services; crisis of climate change; crisis of global warming; crisis of poverty, pollution and population and crisis of making human living and prevailing environment qualitative. These urban crises have genesis in the fact that cities in India, lack ownership, command, authority and lack of willingness to run and manage cities professionally and objectively. In majority of cases, cities in India are run by proxy. In terms of physical growth and development; large cities are marked by multiplicity of agencies claiming right/ownership of development over the urban areas, whereas smaller cities face absence of such ownership and are made to run, operate and function like orphans
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Government of India/state policies, programs, mission and agenda must move providing basic essentials to all its citizens through an efficient, objective and transparent system of governance. For making cities livable and empowering people; right to basics/essential of human living including; Right to shelter, food, clothing universal access to healthcare, education, employment , infrastructures, amenities and mobility; should be made integral part of Indian Constitution by embedding it as Fundamental Rights/Directive Principles of state policy besides making them integral part of planning, development and management/governance process of all human settlements.
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Difference between plotted development and flatted development
1. Difference betweenPlotted Development(PD) and
Flatted Development(FD)
i. Pattern of Development
PD- Involves development based on and comprising of number of plots having
variable size generally of smaller size
FD- Involves development based on on plots of larger area as compared to
plotted development
ii. Pattern of Land Ownership
PD- Land generally owned individually or jointly in the name of few family/friends
to promote individual housing
FD- Land held in joint ownership with large numbers of owners to promote group
housing
iii. Pattern of development- Height
PD-Low rise going generally up to 3 stories high, height
FD- High rise generally going 4 or more stories.
iv. Land Utilisation
PD- Low with larger area going under roads , opens spaces and community
facilities
FD- High with smaller area going under roads, opens spaces and community
facilities
v. Population/Housing Density
PD—Low due to individual ownership, depending upon individual capacity,
resources or willingness to construct entire or part of building
FD- High due to joint ownership and depending upon combined resources and
combined effort to provide dwelling to all land owners
vi. Open Spaces
PD- Small in area - Open spaces available within plots and held in private
ownership with limited use only by the owners- Increases need for provision of
large open spaces at the sector level
FD- Large in area- jointly held in joint ownership to be used widely for the
benefit of all the owners. Reduces provision of large open spaces at the sector
level
vii. Cost of Construction
PD- Generally high in the case of low rise buildings
FD- Generally low due to- multiple and repetitive design of dwelling units
viii. Social Sustainability
PD- Low social sustainability due to lower social interaction promote by
individual living
2. FD- High social sustainability due to higher social interaction based on
community living
ix. Safety and Security
PD- Low level of safety and security due to individual living
FD- High degree of safety and security due to community living
x. Pattern of Living
PD- Promotes individual living leading to anonymity and exclusion
FD- Promotes community living leading to higher social interaction
xi. Design of Unit
PD- More design flexibility due to single unit and limited ownership
FD- Low design flexibility due to multiple units and joint ownership leading to
repetitive nature of design of dwelling units
xii. Cost of Maintenance of Services
PD- Higher cost due to individual maintenance. Expensive considering life-cycle
cost of building.
FD- Low maintenance cost- due to collective maintenance done by society
created by the flat owners . Monthly maintenance charges are paid by each flat
owner. Cost- effective considering life –cycle cost
xiii. Creation of Housing Stock
PD- Low- due to non-construction on plot in one go leading to lower land
utilisation
FD- High- due to construction of all flats in one go – leading to higher level of
land utilisation
xiv. Affordable Housing
PD- Makes cost of housing high and unaffordable due to land cost and cost of
construction. Inefficient method to create large affordable housing stock
FD- Makes housing cost-effective and affordable due to shared land cost and
lower cost of construction, best method to create large housing stock
xv. Sustainability
PD- Low sustainability-due to large dependence on common facilities and
services provided in the sector
FD- High sustainability- due to provision of common facilities and basic services
as part of group housing
xvi. Technologies
PD- Offers limited options for using state of art construction technologies and
minimising cost
FD- Offers large options for using state of art construction technologies to
promote cost and material efficiency
3. xvii Green & Energy Efficient Buildings
PD- Offers limited effective /efficient and cost-effective options for promoting
energy efficiency, rain water harvesting , ground water recharging and solid
waste management.
FD- Offers Large effective/efficient and cost-effective options for promoting
energy efficiency, rain water harvesting , ground water recharging and solid waste
management
xviii Ground Coverage
PD- Ground coverage generally higher as compared to flatted development with
ground coverage and FAR becoming lower with increase in plot area. Number of
development units and population density not defined for plotted development
FD- Ground coverage generally low as compared to plotted development. Ground
coverage and FAR donot change even with increase/decrease in plot area. Development
largely governed by pre-defined density and size of dwelling units.
xix Parking Norms
PD- Parking norms are not defined for plotted development, irrespective of plot size
FD- Parking norms are clearly and precisely defined for flatted development, depending on
the size and category/number of dwelling units